shimmer
verb/ˈʃɪmə(r)/
/ˈʃɪmər/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shimmer | /ˈʃɪmə(r)/ /ˈʃɪmər/ |
he / she / it shimmers | /ˈʃɪməz/ /ˈʃɪmərz/ |
past simple shimmered | /ˈʃɪməd/ /ˈʃɪmərd/ |
past participle shimmered | /ˈʃɪməd/ /ˈʃɪmərd/ |
-ing form shimmering | /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪmərɪŋ/ |
- to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightly
- The sea was shimmering in the sunlight.
- The surface of the road shimmered in the midday heat.
- She was wearing a shimmering white gown.
Synonyms shineshinegleam ▪ glow ▪ sparkle ▪ glisten ▪ shimmer ▪ glitter ▪ twinkle ▪ glintThese words all mean to produce or reflect light.shine to produce or reflect light, especially brightly:- The sun was shining and the sky was blue.
- Moonlight gleamed on the water.
- The end of his cigarette glowed red.
- The diamonds sparkled in the light.
- The road glistened wet after the rain.
- Everything seemed to shimmer in the heat.
- The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.
- Stars twinkled in the sky.
- The blade of the knife glinted in the darkness.
- to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint on something
- to shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/twinkle/glint with something
- to shine/gleam/sparkle/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the sunlight
- to shine/gleam/glisten/shimmer/glitter/glint in the moonlight
- the stars shine/sparkle/glitter/twinkle
- somebody’s eyes shine/gleam/glow/sparkle/glisten/glitter/twinkle/glint
- to shine/gleam/glow/glitter brightly
- to shine/gleam/glow/shimmer softly
Oxford Collocations DictionaryShimmer is used with these nouns as the subject:- haze
- sunlight
Word Originlate Old English scymrian, of Germanic origin; related to German schimmern, also to shine. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.Take your English to the next level
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