shimmer

/ˈshi-mər/

Middle English schimeren, from Old English scimerian; akin to Old English scīnan to shine

verb

  1. to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer

  2. to reflect a wavering sometimes distorted visual image

  3. to cause to shimmer

flash gleam glint sparkle glitter glisten glimmer shimmer mean to send forth light. flash implies a sudden outburst of bright light. gleam suggests a steady light seen through an obscuring medium or against a dark background.

noun

  1. a light that shimmers : subdued sparkle or sheen : glimmer

  2. a wavering sometimes distorted visual image usually resulting from heat-induced changes in atmospheric refraction