[
US
/ˈɡɫɪmɝ/
]
[ UK /ɡlˈɪmɐ/ ]
[ UK /ɡlˈɪmɐ/ ]
VERB
- shine brightly, like a star or a light
NOUN
-
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
he had no inkling what was about to happen - a flash of light (especially reflected light)
How To Use glimmer In A Sentence
- It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope. Times, Sunday Times
- The uncertain flicker of the flames and sparks from our beacon (which, though itself invisible, darkened and lightened like sheet lightning), the dismal umbery glimmer of the waning moon, and the pale approach of day over the mountains to the east, made the face appear almost ghastly. The Dew of Their Youth
- The boracic powder was lifted in my absence from the _Pharmacie_ to try and get the first glimmerings of a slide on that sticky creosoted floor. Fanny Goes to War
- As the pattering rain gradually came to a stop, a glimmer of light filtered through the window curtain.
- We saw a glimmer of light in the distance.
- She had on a beautiful red gown that glimmered as the light hit it.
- By the glimmer of light lent me, I can but guess greatness and descry vagueness. The Kempton-Wace Letters
- Give up is completely lost, persistence will have at least a glimmer of hope.
- From time to time they could see the glimmer of sun on an ascending vehicle. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
- The logs ignited with a simple glimmer, and he gently blew on the ember to make it flare to life.