Shimmer has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a weak and tremulous light
"the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"
"the play of light on the water"
2
A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining.
Verb
1
shine with a weak or fitful light
"Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"
2
give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
3
To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
Example Sentences
"the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"
noun
"the play of light on the water"
noun
"Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)