glimmer
51glimmer of hope — A slight chance of success. ► “There remains a glimmer of hope in South Korea’s overall business conditions as the prolonged sluggishness appears to be ending.” (Business Korea, May 1992, p. 12) …
52glimmer(ing), not a — None. ♠ Not a glimmer of sense. No sense …
53glimmer-gowk — glimmˈer gowk noun (dialect; Tennyson) An owl • • • Main Entry: ↑glimmer …
54glimmer — /glim euhr/, n. 1. a faint or unsteady light; gleam. 2. a dim perception; inkling. v.i. 3. to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker. 4. to appear faintly or dimly. [1300 50; ME glimeren to gleam; c. G glimmern; cf. OE gleomu… …
55glimmer — Synonyms and related words: blink, blinking, broad hint, clue, coruscate, coruscation, cue, firefly, gentle hint, gesture, glance, gleam, glimmering, glint, glisk, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glowworm, hint, implication, index,… …
56glimmer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. glance, appearance, view, flash, sight. See vision. v. i. shine. See light, dimness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gleam, flash, flicker; see light 1 . v. Syn. gleam, fade, shimmer; see shine 1 . III (Roget …
57Glimmer — Glimmerm 1.leichteBezechtheit.Glimmern=glühen;schwachenGlanzverbreiten.DieTrunkenheitistnochkeineloderndeFlamme,sondernnureinGlimmen.1870ff. 2.Zigarette.Sieglüht,aberbrenntnicht.1935ff …
58glimmer — see GLEAM …
59glimmer — glim·mer || glɪmÉ™(r) n. sparkle; flicker; faint light; gleam v. sparkle; flicker, blink; shine faintly …
60glimmer — I. v. n. Shine (faintly), gleam, glitter. II. n.; (also glimmering) 1. Gleam (of faint, unsteady light), ray, beam. 2. Glimpse, glance, transitory view, faint view …
