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glimmers

glimmers is the plural of glimmer.

glimmers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of glimmer.

Meaning of glimmer

Noun

glimmer (countable and uncountable, plural glimmers)

  1. A faint light; a dim glow.
    • The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
  2. A flash of light.
    Synonyms:
    flicker, shimmer, sparkle
  3. (figuratively) A faint or remote possibility (as it were a flash of light).
    • After all, Harmony Korine has no more than a glimmer of talent.1997, David Denby, “Clawless”, in New York Magazine, volume 30, number 42, page 52
    Synonyms:
    flicker, glimpse
  4. (dated, uncountable) Mica.
  5. (neologism) A subtle, positive micromoment that evokes feelings of joy, safety, calm, or connection.
    Synonyms:
    comfort
    Antonyms:
    trigger

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Phrases with glimmers

Questions about glimmers

What is glimmers the plural of?
Glimmers is the plural of glimmer.

Words near glimmers in the dictionary

  1. glimmerings
  2. glimmerite
  3. glimmerites
  4. glimmeritic
  5. glimmerous
  6. glimmers
  7. glimmers of hope
  8. glimmersome
  9. glimmery
  10. glimming
  11. glimms

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