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Definitions for Shimmer
ˈʃɪm ərshim·mer

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shimmer, playverb

    a weak and tremulous light

    "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"

  2. shimmerverb

    shine with a weak or fitful light

    "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"

  3. shimmerverb

    give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk

Wiktionary

  1. shimmernoun

    A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.

  2. shimmerverb

    To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.

  3. Etymology: Old English scymrian or Norse skimi.

Wikipedia

  1. Shimmer

    Shimmer is a song by American alternative rock group Fuel. It was released in August 1998 as lead single from their debut album Sunburn. Written by Carl Bell, the single peaked at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks charts, number 11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number 37 on the Adult Top 40 chart and at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.

ChatGPT

  1. shimmer

    Shimmer is the property or quality of shining with a reflected, soft or wavering light, often causing a visual effect that makes something appear to be moving or changing. It can also refer to a subtle or slight degree of variation or change in feeling, appearance, or sound.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shimmerverb

    to shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer

  2. Shimmernoun

    a faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer

  3. Etymology: [OE. schimeren, AS. scimerian; akin to scmian, scman, to glitter, D. schemeren, G. schimmern, Dan. skimre, Sw. skimra, AS. scma a light, brightness, Icel. skma, Goth. skeima a torch, a lantern, and E. shine. 157. See Shine, v. i.]

Wikidata

  1. Shimmer

    Shimmer is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics universe. She was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman and first appeared in New Teen Titans #3.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Shimmer

    shim′ėr, v.i. to gleam tremulously, to glisten.—ns. Shimm′er, Shimm′ering, a tremulous gleam. [A.S. scimrianscíman, to shine; Ger. schimmern.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shimmer in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shimmer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Shimmer in a Sentence

  1. Chase Leblanc:

    Fate and time may conspire to fade your youthful shimmer but you must constantly perspire in order to insure your shine.

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