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# shimmer

«shimmer» in Mova's school dictionary: **to shine with a soft light that seems to move or shake a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (shimmer, shimmers, shimmered, shimmering); noun (a shimmer)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To shimmer is to shine with a soft light that seems to move or shake a little, like light on water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#m1)

2) A shimmer is a soft, wavering shine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#m2)

3) In very hot weather, the air above a road can seem to shimmer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Stories and poetry: writers use «shimmer» to make a scene look magical or calm (shimmering lake, shimmering dress). Science: hot air bends light, so a road seems to shimmer or show a mirage. Phrases: «shimmer of hope» (a small bit of hope).

### examples

- The lake shimmered in the moonlight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x1)
- Her dress shimmered when she danced. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x2)
- The road shimmered in the summer heat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x3)
- A shimmer of gold caught my eye in the sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x4)
- Fish scales shimmer under water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x5)
- There was a shimmer of hope in his eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x6)
- The fairy's wings shimmered like glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x7)

### note

Spelling: double m: shimmer, shimmered, shimmering. Similar words: glimmer (faint light), glitter (sparkle in small flashes), gleam. Shimmer is softer and wavier than sparkle.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shimmer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.