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glimmering
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glimmering \Glim"mer*ing\, n.
1. Faint, unsteady light; a glimmer. --South.
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2. A faint view or idea; a glimpse; an inkling.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Glimmer \Glim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glimmered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glimmering.] [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly, glow, Sw. glimma, Dan. glimre, D. glimmen, glimpen. See Gleam a ray, and cf. Glimpse.] To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp. [1913 Webster] The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. --Shak. Syn: To gleam; to glitter. See Gleam, Flash. [1913 Webster]
