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glimmer

[ glim-er ]

noun

  1. a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
  2. a dim perception; inkling.


verb (used without object)

  1. to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker.
  2. to appear faintly or dimly.

glimmer

/ ˈɡɪə /

verb

  1. (of a light, candle, etc) to glow faintly or flickeringly
  2. to be indicated faintly

    hope glimmered in his face

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a glow or twinkle of light
  2. a faint indication
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲ, adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glimmer1

1300–50; Middle English glimeren “to gleam”; cognate with German glimmern; compare Old English gleomu “sԻǰ”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glimmer1

C14: compare Middle High German glimmern, Swedish glimra, Danish glimre
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Synonym Study

See gleam.
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Example Sentences

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On the left, strategists see a glimmer of light as they search for a clear political strategy.

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The daughter of MP Sir David Amess said she still felt "betrayed" there would be no inquiry into his death, but that the prime minister had offered a "glimmer of hope" the government would reconsider.

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Yet tucked among the encouragements to get “hipped to oneness” and “train the other sight” is the dark glimmer of where the cult-religion line blurs.

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The fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria last year has given those who fled a glimmer of hope of returning.

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That should give the rest of us non-superpowered folk a glimmer of hope that we can get through our hardships too.

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