glimmer

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

glim·mer [glimmer glimmers glimmered glimmering] noun, verb BrE [ˈɡlɪmə(r)] NAmE [ˈɡlɪmər]
noun
1. a faint unsteady light
•We could see a glimmer of light on the far shore.
2. (also glim·mer·ing)a small sign of sth
•a glimmer of hope
•I caught the glimmer of a smile in his eyes.
•the glimmering of an idea

Word Origin:
late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish glimra and Danish glimre.

Example Bank:
•The faint glimmer of an idea had crept into his mind.
•There was the glimmer of tears in his eyes.
•We saw the glimmer of a distant torch.

 
verb intransitive
to shine with a faint unsteady light
•The candles glimmered in the corner.
• (figurative)Amusement glimmered in his eyes.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish glimra and Danish glimre.

Example Bank:
•A candle glimmered in the corner of the room.
•He stared at her, his eyes glimmering.
•The rice fields glimmered in the moonlight.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inkling, intimation, glimmering, gleam, gleaming