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verb

present tense third-person singular of shimmer
as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light a sequined dress shimmering under the studio lights

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noun

plural of shimmer
as in sparkles

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Recent Examples of shimmers
Verb
When Waits mentions the burglar alarm that sealed Ceaser’s fate, Duke’s piano shimmers dramatically. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 What truly stands out to us, though, is the luminous effect that shimmers throughout the cabin. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 Sprinkling white sugar on top before baking is another trick Martha uses for an extra special pie that literally shimmers when it’s done. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026 Shabana Azeez glows in gold, and Supriya Ganesh shimmers in an icy blue gown. — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 The park’s crown jewel, Sylvan Lake shimmers below towering rock formations. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026 Both for the islanders and for us, the summer shimmers with a hallucinatory mixture of languor and emotional speed, as summers do in childhood. — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 This Kendra Scott necklace features a dainty, mother-of-pearl shell pendant that shimmers in the sunlight. — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 23 June 2026 Each new hill brings a slightly different and powerful view of Martinez and its petroleum refinery infrastructure; farther in the horizon, like a mirage of an ivory city, shimmers a wind-turbine farm. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmers
  1. gleams
  2. twinkles
  3. glitters
  4. shines
  5. sparkles
  6. glows
  7. glints
  8. glimmers
Verb
  • Like Beckham’s dress, the 100-percent silk dress softly gleams in the light.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.
    — Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Definition of gleams
Noun
  • The cups on display, with sleek forms and graphic twinkles, immediately felt relatable yet also transcendent, the boundary between life and art blissfully obliterated.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And Georges delivers—come for the smart, international menu and panoramic views over Paris (especially appealing at night, when the Eiffel Tower twinkles with light).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of twinkles
Verb
  • Geena Davis glitters in a red gown at the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony in France on May 23.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Definition of glitters
Noun
  • Where casting shines is in quickly dipping into an app without reaching for your phone and unlocking it, like updating a payment in the settlement app Splitwise or sending a quick message in WhatsApp.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That’s when the islands’ lush beauty shines, except for occasional afternoon showers.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of shines
Verb
  • The dress sparkles on stage inspiring audience members to ask whether the gown contains LED lights.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Found about 37 million light-years from Earth, this galaxy sparkles in this side-on view.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of sparkles
Noun
  • Every nightfall is different — different seasonal colors, angels, weather, celestial glows, grasses and shadows.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The coating glows when exposed to light, with the intensity changing according to the pressure around it.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of glows
Verb
  • Two great blue herons lift off from the water’s edge and coast along a breeze as the sun glints off their wings.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The air is perfectly warm, the sunshine glints on the water, happy people pass by and wave.
    — Kristy Woodson Harvey, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of glints
Noun
  • Curt Cignetti has not just provided a championship mindset for the passionate fans that were sitting through days of blowouts and small glimmers of hope in past years.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of glimmers

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