Synonyms for shimmer
Definitions
- v. 1
To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
Related words
- Word family
- shimmery
Forms
- Past participle
- shimmered
e.g. shimmered → glimmered, sparkled, glistened, shined…
Choose the right word
Glimmer, glitter, and shimmer denote wavering light. We speak of the glimmer of distant lamps through the mist; of the shimmer of waves in sunlight or moonlight.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- shine The stars shine brightly in the vastness of space.
- sparkle Let's make those teeth sparkle with some brushing.
- glimmer There was a glimmer of light from the dark window.
- glisten The morning sun makes the hoarfrost on the twigs and branches glisten.
By length
- 5 letters
- light1, shine1, spark1, gleam1, glint1
- 7 letters
- glitter2, sparkle2, twinkle2, glimmer2, flicker2, radiate3, glisten2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (glitter2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- chatoyer