Synonyms for glimmer
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : glim-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈglɪm ər |
Top 10 synonyms for glimmer Other synonyms for the word glimmer
Définition of glimmer
Origin :- early 14c., "shine brightly," a frequentative from Proto-Germanic *glim-, root of Old English glæm "brightness" (see gleam (n.)). Sense shifted 15c. to "shine faintly." Cf. Dutch glimmeren, German glimmeren "to shine dimly." Related: Glimmered; glimmering.
- noun flash, sparkle
- verb sparkle
- He looked from the window, and saw in the east the first glimmer of a lovely spring-day.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- But there he stopped, for he began to have a glimmer of where she was leading him.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- There was no light in the kitchen, and only a glimmer in the chamber above.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- As he had anticipated, the hunt had begun at the first glimmer of light.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Then he looked up at her with a glimmer of anxiety in his eyes.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- I can see some glimmer, as from a window with the blind drawn.'
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- I was rejoiced to see him there, but did not betray a glimmer of interest.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- There was scarcely one glimmer of light in the street as the Major walked along it.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- At the end of the walk was an arbour, in which I could see the glimmer of something white.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- In five minutes more, he saw the glimmer of a light through the snow.
- Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
Antonyms for glimmer
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