[
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 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.
