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   Glim·mer

   /ˈɡlimər/

   

   verb

   • 1. shine faintly with a wavering light: "the moonlight glimmered on the lawn"

   noun

   • 1. a faint or wavering light. Similar gleamglintflickershimmerglowtwinklesparkleblinkflashray
   • ▪ a faint sign of a feeling or quality, especially a desirable one: "there is one glimmer of hope for Becky" Similar gleamglimmeringflickerraytracefaint signscintillasuggestionhint

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish glimra and Danish glimre.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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