Meaning shimmer
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shimmerOld English scimerian "to glitter, shimmer, glisten, shine," related to (perhaps a frequentative of) scimian "to shine," from Proto-Germanic *skim- (source also of Swedish skimra, [..]
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shimmer"a tremulous light," 1821, from shimmer (v.).
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shimmerto shine with a soft trembling light
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shimmer(n) a weak and tremulous light(v) shine with a weak or fitful light(v) give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
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shimmerThe variability in amplitude as measured from cycle to cycle. Increased shimmer is associated with increased emotionality. See also amplitude modulation, tremolo, jitter.
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shimmer
(intransitive) To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.
* Tennyson
*: the shimmering glimpses of a stream
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