glimmered; glimmering
ˈgli-mə-riŋ 
ˈglim-
1
a
: to shine faintly or unsteadily
The candles glimmered in the windows.
b
: to give off a subdued unsteady reflection
Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk.
2
: to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality
Synonyms
Examples of glimmer in a Sentence
Verb
Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
Noun
the glimmer of a distant star
Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
Recent Examples on the Web
Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 26 June 2024
The love planet will glimmer through your mystical 12th house of closure and introspection until June 17, adding a dreamy layer to your love life and romantic exchanges.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
That glimmer most likely appears in the original Polaroid, but it can also be seen as the glow of memory.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
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Verb
As Camilla walked down the corridors of Buckingham Palace side-by-side with Empress Masako, the rubies and diamonds of the tiara glimmered in the colors of the Japanese flag, a touch surely noticed by the Palace’s distinguished guests.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 26 June 2024
The love planet will glimmer through your mystical 12th house of closure and introspection until June 17, adding a dreamy layer to your love life and romantic exchanges.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Noun
Progress doesn’t occur by leaps and bounds, but there are glimmers of movement on Lacy’s inner growth chart.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
That glimmer most likely appears in the original Polaroid, but it can also be seen as the glow of memory.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
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“Glimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glimmer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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