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[ US /ˈɡɫɪmɝ/ ]
[ UK /ɡlˈɪmɐ/ ]
VERB
  1. shine brightly, like a star or a light
NOUN
  1. a slight suggestion or vague understanding
    he had no inkling what was about to happen
  2. 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 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.
  • The city lights in the distance glimmered, but mostly all the houses on the street were dark.
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