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Noun: shimmer  shi-mu(r)
  1. A weak and tremulous light
    "the shimmer of colours on iridescent feathers";
    - play
Verb: shimmer  shi-mu(r)
  1. Shine with a weak or fitful light
    "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"
     
  2. Give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
    "The lake shimmered in the moonlight"

Derived forms: shimmers, shimmering, shimmered

Type of: alteration, beam, change, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, modification, shine

Encyclopedia: Shimmer