glimmering

glimmering
Synonyms and related words:
a little learning, amateurism, blink, blinking, blinky, broad hint, clue, coruscant, coruscating, coruscation, cue, dilettantism, dilettantship, firefly, gentle hint, gesture, glimmer, glimmerous, glimmery, glimpse, glisten, glistening, glister, glistering, glitter, glittering, glittery, glowworm, half-learning, hint, imperfect knowledge, implication, index, indication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, kick, look, nod, nudge, prompt, scent, scintilla, scintillant, scintillating, scintillation, scintillescent, sciolism, semi-learning, shallowness, shimmer, shimmering, shimmery, sign, signal, slight knowledge, smattering, smattering of ignorance, smattering of knowledge, spangle, spangly, spark, sparkle, sparkling, spoor, stroboscopic light, suggestion, superficiality, surface-scratching, suspicion, symptom, telltale, tinsel, tinselly, track, twinkle, twinkling, twinkly, vague notion, whisper, wink

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  • Glimmering — Glim mer*ing, n. 1. Faint, unsteady light; a glimmer. South. [1913 Webster] 2. A faint view or idea; a glimpse; an inkling. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glimmering — [glim′ər iŋ] n. GLIMMER …   English World dictionary

  • Glimmering — Glimmer Glim mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glimmered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glimmering}.] [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly, glow, Sw. glimma, Dan. glimre, D. glimmen, glimpen. See {Gleam} a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glimmering — [[t]glɪ̱mərɪŋ[/t]] glimmerings N COUNT: N of n A glimmering of something is a faint sign of it. ...a glimmering of understanding. ...the first glimmerings of civilization …   English dictionary

  • glimmering — glim|mer|ing [ glımərıŋ ] noun count a slight sign of something: The sight gave her the glimmering of an idea …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • glimmering — glimmer ► VERB ▪ shine faintly with a wavering light. ► NOUN 1) a faint or wavering light. 2) a faint sign of a feeling or quality: a glimmer of hope. DERIVATIVES glimmering adjective & noun. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian …   English terms dictionary

  • glimmering — n. 1 = GLIMMER n. 2 an act of glimmering …   Useful english dictionary

  • glimmering — noun Date: 15th century glimmer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • glimmering — glimmeringly, adv. /glim euhr ing/, n. 1. a faint or unsteady light; glimmer. 2. a faint glimpse or idea; inkling. adj. 3. shining faintly or unsteadily; shimmering. [1300 50; ME; see GLIMMER, ING1, ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • glimmering — glim|mer|ing [ˈglımərıŋ] n [C often plural] a small sign of thought or feeling ▪ The glimmerings of an idea began to come to him …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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