All shimmer synonyms
shimΒ·mer
S s verb shimmer
- glimmer β a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
- burn up β If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
- commove β to disturb; stir up
- boil over β When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.
- glinted β a tiny, quick flash of light.
- joggle β to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
- glinting β a tiny, quick flash of light.
- commoving β Present participle of commove.
- gleam β a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
- flare β to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- glistering β to glisten; glitter.
- joggling β Present participle of joggle.
- dancing β When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
- glisten β to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously.
- nictate β to wink.
- nictitate β to wink.
- dithering β a trembling; vibration.
- lit up β a simple past tense and past participle of light1 .
- flicker β to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
- concuss β to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc
- fulgurate β to flash or dart like lightning.
- fire up β start ignition of
- fulgurating β (of pains) sharp and piercing.
- jiggle β a jiggling movement.
- blink β When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again.
- burst out β If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out.
- concussed β If someone is concussed, they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head.
- blaze β When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
- glance β to look quickly or briefly.
noun shimmer
- incandescence β the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
- dartle β to move swiftly and repeatedly
- quiver β a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- candescence β glowing; incandescent.
- glister β to glisten; glitter.
- gloss β an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- lambency β the quality of being lambent.
- opalescence β exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- beam β If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- glint β a tiny, quick flash of light.
- afterglow β The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
- luminousness β The condition of being luminous.
- glitter β to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light.
- moonbeam β a ray of moonlight.
- lustre β lustrum (def 1).
- moonlight β the light of the moon.
- luster β a person who lusts: a luster after power.
- glossiness β having a shiny or lustrous surface.
- glare β a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
- gaudiness β brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
- bedazzlement β to impress forcefully, especially so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings: Audiences were bedazzled by her charm.