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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.

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   What does glimmer mean?

   • glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam. shimmer means shining with a wavering light. Verb Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn. Moonlight glimmered on the pond. Noun the glimmer of a distant star Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.

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   What is a glimmer of an idea?

   • A glimmer of an idea is just a small inkling of an idea. When someone doesn't understand something, you could make them feel worse by saying, "You don't have a glimmer of what I'm talking about, do you?"

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   What is glimmer in bioinformatics?

   • The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. GLIMMER ( Gene Locator and Interpolated Markov ModelER) was the first bioinformatics system for finding genes that used the interpolated Markov model formalism. It is very effective at finding genes in bacteria, archaea, and viruses, typically finding 98 – 99 % of all protein-coding genes.

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   Are there glimmers of the future?

   • There are only glimmers of prospects for the future. Amidst the fashionable gloom there are at least some glimmers of light. Last year it was named as the northern business of the year—a well-deserved accolade—but such success stories are only small glimmers of light in a dark and bleak environment.

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   Glimmer is a verb meaning to shine faintly or unsteadily, or a noun meaning a feeble or intermittent light. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases.

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   Glimmer is a verb that means to shine with a weak light or a noun that means a weak light or a slight sign of something good. Learn how to use glimmer in sentences and find synonyms and related words.

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   noun. a faint or unsteady light; gleam. a dim perception; inkling. verb (used without object) to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker. to appear faintly or dimly. glimmer. / ˈɡlɪmə / verb. (of a light, candle, etc) to glow faintly or flickeringly. to be indicated faintly. hope glimmered in his face. noun.

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   A glimmer is a tiny glint of light or the sliver of an idea. Either way, it's a sign of a lot more going on behind the scenes. A glimmer of light is just a little bit of light, maybe sneaking through the curtains enough to make a flicker on the floor. A glimmer of an idea is just a small inkling of an idea.

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   Glimmer can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means a small sign of something good or the light from something that is shining in a weak way. As a verb, it means to shine in a weak way.