GLIMMERINGS
Noun
glimmerings
plural of glimmering
Source: Wiktionary
GLIMMERING
Glim"mer*ing, n.
1. Faint, unsteady light; a glimmer. South.
2. A faint view or idea; a glimpse; an inkling.
GLIMMER
Glim"mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glimmered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glimmering.]
Etym: [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern to
glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly, glow, Sw. glimma, Dan. glimre, D.
glimmen, glimpen. See Gleam a ray, and cf. Glimpse.]
Definition: To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to
show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering
lamp.
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. Shak.
Syn.
– To gleam; to glitter. See Gleam, Flash.
Glim"mer, n.
1. A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a
gleam.
Gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls. Tennyson.
2. Mica. See Mica. Woodsward. Glimmer gowk, an owl. [Prov. Eng.]
Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition