centellear — meaning in English

English meaning

• flicker verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
• glimmer noun A faint, unsteady light.
• glitter noun Tiny, shiny decorative particles, or a sparkling light.
• shimmer verb To shine with a soft, faint, flickering light.

Senses

centellear is used for these senses in English:

• flicker (intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
• glimmer (intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
• glitter To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
• shimmer Of a mass of bees: to move their abdomens in a coordinated manner so as to produce a shimmering wave effect, thought to deter predators.

flicker — full definition

1. verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
2. verb To appear and disappear briefly; to flutter.
3. noun An unsteady, wavering flash of light.
4. noun A type of small woodpecker.

glimmer — full definition

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

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