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glimmer

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"Faint light"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡlɪməː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted egilmmrStarts with GEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. shine brightly, like a star or a light

Word origin

From Middle English glimeren, glemeren (“to glimmer”), equivalent to glim (“to shine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with German Low German glimmern (“to glimmer”), German glimmern (“to glimmer”), Danish glimre (“to glimmer”), Swedish glimra (“to glimmer”). Doublet of glimpse. Sense 5 was coined in the 2020s in analogy to trigger.

Used in a sentence

  • The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
  • After all, Harmony Korine has no more than a glimmer of talent.
  • the glimmering dawn a glimmering lamp

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