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Meanings of shimmer in English

Catalan
reflex
Spanish
reflejo

A weak and tremulous light.

        reflex
        Synonyms
        Examples for "play"
        Examples for "play"
        1
        CADDIE'S ROLE:New improved points system has produced more volatility in the play-offs.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Private companies will still play a greater role in the health service.
        The Guardian
        3
        Even as political leaders play their role, citizens should refrain from violence.
        Feminist dot com
        4
        Overall, this week has many data and political risk factors at play.
        The South African
        5
        Far better for the Conservatives to play Europe at its own game.
        Reuters
        Usage of shimmer in English
        1
        The long rays of the setting sun made the water shimmer golden.
        A walk in the woods: rediscovering america on the appalachian tr...
        2
        The drone of insects, the shimmer of hear, were in the atmosphere.
        The Vision Splendid
        3
        In town, far below, the first lights of evening begin to shimmer.
        Roma eterna
        4
        The building seemed to shimmer for a second, though not with light.
        Venus In Copper
        5
        The shimmer of hot gas spread out from the point of explosion.
        My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
        6
        The walls shimmer and the great hall weaves itself across the space.
        Crewel
        7
        The spirit begins to quiver, or maybe shimmer is a better word.
        I'll never get out of this world alive
        8
        The sun was very strong and a heavy shimmer clothed the plain.
        The Land of Footprints
        9
        My mind feels quite woolly, and the walls of the room shimmer.
        The Oracle Glass
        10
        And that was when Mr Pickle started to shimmer in Alison's arms.
        Skypoint
        11
        The bright lights and water gave her skin an eerie, pale shimmer.
        In the Dark
        12
        The pink offers just that, but, don't go looking for shimmer here.
        Ebony
        13
        That product is a custom-blend bronze gloss mixed with a pink shimmer.
        Ebony
        14
        About it there was the peculiar shimmer of a molecular ray screen.
        Invaders from the Infinite
        15
        I moved forward, watched my lower body shimmer, then closed my eyes.
        11/22/63
        16
        Not even a shimmer could he see through the open door now.
        Wizard and glass
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        Translations for shimmer
        Catalan
        reflex
        Spanish
        reflejo
        Shimmer through the time
        Shimmer across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common