glimmer
noun
1. a flash of light (especially reflected light)
Similar word(s): gleam, gleaming
Definition categories: event, flash
2. a slight suggestion or vague understanding
Similar word(s): glimmering, inkling, intimation
Definition categories: thought, suggestion
Sentences with glimmer as a noun:
- The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
- A glimmer of hope.
verb
1. shine brightly, like a star or a light
Similar word(s): gleam
Definition categories: perception, radiate
Sentences with glimmer as a verb:
- The fireflies glimmered in the dark.
- the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp