shimmer

shimmer is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.
2. noun. A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer.
3. noun. a weak and tremulous light

   "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"

   "the play of light on the water"

   Synonyms: play

4. verb. give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
5. verb. shine with a weak or fitful light

   "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"

Synonyms

play

Common word forms

shimmers, shimmered, shimmering

Words from these letters

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