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GLIMMERS
Noun
glimmers
plural of glimmer
Verb
glimmers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glimmer
Source: Wiktionary
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
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