Shimmery

Quick meaning: Shimmery is an adjective meaning (Apparently) shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light.

Meaning

(Apparently) shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) (Apparently) shaking or trembling.

Example Sentences

There will always be something worth living for while there are shimmery afternoons.

The tall girl is the shimmeriest, lips painted the color of the inside of an oyster shell, eyelids swirled in mother-of-pearl.

She was the most beautiful of all the mermaids, her hair shinier, her tail shimmerier, her voice more captivating than any other fish-girl’s.

"How is Mrs. Marvyn?" said Mrs. Scudder. / "Kinder thin and shimmery; but she's about,—habin' her eyes eberywar 'n' lookin' into eberyting.["]

Word Forms

• shimmerier
• shimmeriest

Synonyms for shimmery

Depending on context, synonyms include ashimmer, aglow, alight, beamful, beamsome, beamy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bright, glimmery, ashimmer, glistering, glimmersome, sparkly.

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