glimmering

Meanings

• adjective

  Shining or sparkling with a soft, intermittent light, especially as reflected from a moving or trembling surface.

  - "The surface of the lake was glimmering in the moonlight."
  - "The diamonds were glimmering in the bright light."

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Synonyms

flicker , shimmer , twinkle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with glimmering
limbering , embering , quivering

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Variants

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glimmering , glimmerings , glimmer , glimmered , glimmers

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to shine intermittently', from Old English glimman 'to shine, gleam'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'glimmering' is derived from the Old English word 'glimman', which means 'to shine, gleam'.

2. Glimmering is often used to describe the effect of the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis.

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Related Concepts

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1. shimmer: A close synonym of glimmering, meaning to shine or sparkle with a soft, intermittent light.

2. sparkle: Another synonym of glimmering, meaning to shine with a bright, intermittent light.

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Culture

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Glimmering is often used to describe the shimmering or sparkling effect of water, diamonds, or other reflective surfaces. It has been used extensively in literature, particularly in descriptions of magical or enchanted scenes.

How to Memorize "glimmering"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a calm lake or a diamond, reflecting light intermittently.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with a calm, shimmering lake or a sparkling diamond.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Glimmering lake' or 'Glimmering diamond'.

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