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单词 glimmering
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
glim•mer•ing  (glimər ing),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a faint or unsteady light;
    glimmer.
  2. a faint glimpse or idea;
    inkling.

adj. 
  1. shining faintly or unsteadily;
    shimmering.
  • 1300–50; Middle English; see glimmer, -ing1, -ing2
glimmer•ing•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
glim•mer /ˈglɪmɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a faint or unsteady light;
    gleam:saw a glimmer in the woods.
  2. a dim or faint perception;
    inkling:a glimmer of hope.

v. [no object]
  1. to shine faintly or unsteadily;
    twinkle:The lights glimmered in the distance.
glim•mer•ing, n. [countable]faint glimmerings of hope.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
glim•mer  (glimər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a faint or unsteady light;
    gleam.
  2. a dim perception;
    inkling.

v.i. 
  1. to shine faintly or unsteadily;
    twinkle, shimmer, or flicker.
  2. to appear faintly or dimly.
  • 1300–50; Middle English glimeren to gleam; cognate with German glimmern; compare Old English gleomu splendor
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See gleam. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glimmer /ˈɡlɪmə/ vb (intransitive)
  1. (of a light, candle, etc) to glow faintly or flickeringly
  2. to be indicated faintly: hope glimmered in his face
n
  1. a glow or twinkle of light
  2. a faint indication
Etymology: 14th Century: compare Middle High German glimmern, Swedish glimra, Danish glimre

ˈglimmeringly adv
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