Schimmer — meaning in English

English meaning

• gleam noun A brief or faint flash of light.
• glimmer noun A faint, unsteady light.
• gloss noun A shiny, polished surface.
• inkling noun A slight hint or vague idea about something.
• shimmer verb To shine with a soft, faint, flickering light.

Senses

Schimmer is used for these senses in English:

• gleam (countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
• gleam An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
• glimmer A faint light; a dim glow.
• gloss A surface shine or luster.
• inkling Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
• shimmer A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining.

gleam — full definition

1. noun A brief or faint flash of light.
2. verb To shine faintly or briefly.

glimmer — full definition

1. noun A faint, unsteady light.
2. verb To shine with a faint, flickering light.

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