What does Shimmer mean?
Definitions for Shimmer
ˈʃɪm ərshim·mer
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Shimmer.
Princeton's WordNet
shimmer, playverb
a weak and tremulous light
"the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"
shimmerverb
shine with a weak or fitful light
"Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"
shimmerverb
give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
Wiktionary
shimmernoun
A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.
shimmerverb
To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.
Etymology: Old English scymrian or Norse skimi.
Wikipedia
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.
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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
Shimmerverb
to shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer
Shimmernoun
a faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer
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
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
Shimmer
shim′ėr, v.i. to gleam tremulously, to glisten.—ns. Shimm′er, Shimm′ering, a tremulous gleam. [A.S. scimrian—scíman, to shine; Ger. schimmern.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Shimmer in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Shimmer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Shimmer in a Sentence
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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- ومي� Arabic
- leskCzech
- glimmerDanish
- Schimmer, schimmernGerman
- λαμπύρισμαGreek
- brilasEsperanto
- brillarSpanish
- براقPersian
- hohtaaFinnish
- chatoyerFrench
- loinnirIrish
- csillámlikHungarian
- առկայծելArmenian
- berkilauIndonesian
- luccicareItalian
- להבהבHebrew
- ಮಿನುಗುKannada
- 반짝임Korean
- CælitumLatin
- glimmenDutch
- skimra, skimreNorwegian
- migotaćPolish
- brilhoPortuguese
- sclipireRomanian
- мерцать, мерцаниеRussian
- skimraSwedish
- பளபளப்புTamil
- parıltıTurkish
- мерехтінняUkrainian
- lung linhVietnamese
- 微光Chinese
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