Antonyms for shimmering


Grammar : Adj
Spell : shim-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɪm ər


Definition of shimmering

Origin :
  • Old English scimerian "to glitter, shimmer, glisten, shine," related to (perhaps a frequentative of) scimian "to shine," from Proto-Germanic *skim- (cf. Swedish skimra, Dutch schemeren "to glitter," German schimmern), from PIE root *skai- "to gleam, to shine" (see shine (v.). Related: Shimmered; shimmering.
  • adj glimmering
Example sentences :
  • She was wearing a simple grey dress of some shimmering material.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • Now, once more, every eye was fixed on the shimmering skyline.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • You look down at yourself, at the shimmering garment that you found waiting for you.
  • Extract from : « Hall of Mirrors » by Fredric Brown
  • The web of shimmering wires descended, cupping him completely.
  • Extract from : « The Affair of the Brains » by Anthony Gilmore
  • He looked a quivering, shimmering, changeful creature, the color of golden-rod.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • And I see a bay, a wide bay, smooth as glass and polished like ice, shimmering in the dark.
  • Extract from : « Youth » by Joseph Conrad
  • The Valley, shimmering in the June light, lay in anything but Sabbath calm.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • I sit drumming absent-mindedly with my fingers in the shimmering motes.
  • Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
  • As he stood in the shimmering sunlight, I took in every feature of his face.
  • Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • There was the bay, shimmering in the sun, there was the beach where they had landed.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Philippines » by G. Harvey Ralphson

Synonyms for shimmering

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