shimmer

shim·mer

S0344300 (shĭm′ər)intr.v. shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers 1. To shine with a subdued flickering light: Fireflies shimmered in the night sky.2. To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light: The moon shimmered on the pond's surface.n. A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.

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[Middle English shimeren, from Old English scimerian.]

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shim′mer·ing·ly adv.shim′mer·y adj.

shimmer

(ˈʃɪmə) vb (intr) to shine with a glistening or tremulous lightna faint, glistening, or tremulous light[Old English scimerian; related to Middle Low German schēmeren to grow dark, Old Norse skimi brightness] ˈshimmering adj ˈshimmeringly adv

shim•mer

(ˈʃɪm ər)

v.i. 1. to shine with or reflect a soft, tremulous light. 2. to appear to quiver in faint light or while reflecting heat waves. n. 3. a soft, tremulous light or gleam. 4. a quivering motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves. [before 1100; Middle English schimeren, s(c)hemeren, Old English scimrian, c. Dutch schemeren, German schimmern] shim′mer•ing•ly, adv.

shimmer

Past participle: shimmered
Gerund: shimmering

Imperative
shimmer
shimmer

Present
I shimmer
you shimmer
he/she/it shimmers
we shimmer
you shimmer
they shimmer

Preterite
I shimmered
you shimmered
he/she/it shimmered
we shimmered
you shimmered
they shimmered

Present Continuous
I am shimmering
you are shimmering
he/she/it is shimmering
we are shimmering
you are shimmering
they are shimmering

Present Perfect
I have shimmered
you have shimmered
he/she/it has shimmered
we have shimmered
you have shimmered
they have shimmered

Past Continuous
I was shimmering
you were shimmering
he/she/it was shimmering
we were shimmering
you were shimmering
they were shimmering

Past Perfect
I had shimmered
you had shimmered
he/she/it had shimmered
we had shimmered
you had shimmered
they had shimmered

Future
I will shimmer
you will shimmer
he/she/it will shimmer
we will shimmer
you will shimmer
they will shimmer

Future Perfect
I will have shimmered
you will have shimmered
he/she/it will have shimmered
we will have shimmered
you will have shimmered
they will have shimmered

Future Continuous
I will be shimmering
you will be shimmering
he/she/it will be shimmering
we will be shimmering
you will be shimmering
they will be shimmering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shimmering
you have been shimmering
he/she/it has been shimmering
we have been shimmering
you have been shimmering
they have been shimmering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shimmering
you will have been shimmering
he/she/it will have been shimmering
we will have been shimmering
you will have been shimmering
they will have been shimmering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shimmering
you had been shimmering
he/she/it had been shimmering
we had been shimmering
you had been shimmering
they had been shimmering

Conditional
I would shimmer
you would shimmer
he/she/it would shimmer
we would shimmer
you would shimmer
they would shimmer

Past Conditional
I would have shimmered
you would have shimmered
he/she/it would have shimmered
we would have shimmered
you would have shimmered
they would have shimmered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shimmer - a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"playalteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
Verb	1.	shimmer - shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
	2.	shimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silkgleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"

shimmer

verb1. gleam, twinkle, glimmer, dance, glisten, scintillate The lights shimmered on the water.noun1. gleam, glimmer, iridescence, unsteady light a shimmer of starlight

shimmer

verbTo emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink.nounSparkling, brilliant light:flash, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation, sparkle.

Translations

闪烁

shimmer

(ˈʃimə) verb to shine with a quivering or unsteady light. The moonlight shimmered on the lake. 閃爍 闪烁