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Shimmer Verb, Nounbre /ˈʃɪmə(R)/Name /ˈʃɪmər/Verb Intransitive]To Shine Soft Light Move SlightlyThe

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verb, nounBrE /ˈʃɪmə(r)/NAmE /ˈʃɪmər/verb

[intransitive]to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightlyThe sea was shimmering in the sunlight. The surface of the road shimmered in the midday heat.noun

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[uncountable, singular]a shining light that seems to move slightlythe shimmer of silk a shimmer of moonlight in the dark sky

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