Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

glimmer

Cross references:
  1. flash                 
 
1. glim.mer \'glim-*r\ \-(*-)rin\ vi or glim.mer.ing [ME glimeren; akin to 
   OE gl-m gleam] 1a: to shine faintly or unsteadily  1b: to shimmer 
   softly  2: to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality 
2. glimmer n 1a: a feeble or intermittent light  1b: a soft shimmer  2a: a 
   dim perception or faint idea : INKLING  2b: a small amount : BIT