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Definition of shimmer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shimmer

noun
 
/ˈʃɪmə(r)/
 
/ˈʃɪmər/
[uncountable, singular]
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  1. a shining light that seems to move slightly
    • the shimmer of silk
    • a shimmer of moonlight in the dark sky
    Word Originlate Old English scymrian, of Germanic origin; related to German schimmern, also to shine. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
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