glimmer
To shine with a faint, unsteady light; or that faint light.
glimmer in a sentence
- Far across the dark bay, the lights of the harbour glimmered like tiny candles.
- Deep in the cave, the explorers saw a faint glimmer of daylight ahead and hurried towards it.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to glimmer?
- Adim
- Bfade
- Cdarken
- Dtwinkle
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D: twinkle. The other three mean the opposite of glimmer.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to glimmer?
- Ashine
- Btwinkle
- Cdarken
- Dglow
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C: darken. The other three mean nearly the same as glimmer.
Words that mean something similar
twinkle, shine, glow
Words that mean the opposite
darken, dim, fade
More words about light & dark
- glisten: To shine and sparkle, often because something is wet.
- gloomy: Dark, dull and a little sad.
- ignite: To set something on fire or make it start burning.
- illuminate: To light something up.
- indistinct: Not clear enough to see or hear properly.
- inferno: A huge, fierce fire that is out of control.
- kindle: To start a fire, or to stir up a feeling.
- luminous: Giving off light, or glowing brightly.
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