Need another word that means the same as “shimmer”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “shimmer” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Shimmer” are: glint, glisten, flicker, twinkle, sparkle, flash, scintillate, flare, glare, gleam, glow, glimmer, glitter, dance, blink, wink, play, scintillation, lustre, dancing, blinking, winking
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shimmer” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| blinking | A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly. |
| dancing | The activity of dancing for pleasure or in order to entertain others. A dancing class. |
| flare | A sudden burst of intense emotion. She could not control her flare of rage. |
| flash | A newsflash. The woodpecker swooped from tree to tree with a flash of yellow green and red. |
| flicker | A tiny movement. The flicker of an eyelid. |
| glare | A fierce or angry stare. A glare of sunlight. |
| gleam | A faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something. She saw a gleam of triumph in his eyes. |
| glimmer | A faint sign of a feeling or quality, especially a desirable one. He saw a faint glimmer of light from her window. |
| glint | A spatially localized brightness. She saw the glint of excitement in his eyes. |
| glitter | Tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration. He avoids the glitter of show business. |
| glow | A steady even light without flames. The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city. |
| lustre | Ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze lustreware. She couldn t eat and her hair lost its lustre. |
| play | The status of the ball in a game as being available to be played according to the rules. Our policy allows the market to have freer play. |
| scintillation | A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash. Scintillations of diamond hard light. |
| sparkle | Vivacity and wit. He had a sparkle in his eye. |
| twinkle | A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash. She looked at me with a grin and a twinkle in her eye. |
| winking | A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shimmer” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| blink | Force to go away by blinking. The government blinked only after losing 46 of the first 48 hearings. |
| dance | Move in a pattern usually to musical accompaniment do or perform a dance. Sheila danced in gaily. |
| flare | Become flared and widen usually at one end. The bellbottom pants flare out. |
| flash | Cause to shine briefly or suddenly. The headlines flashed on the screen. |
| flicker | (of a flame) burn fitfully, alternately flaring up and dying down. Amusement flickered briefly in his eyes. |
| glare | Be sharply reflected. She glared at him her cheeks flushing. |
| gleam | Appear briefly. Victor buffed the glass until it gleamed. |
| glimmer | Shine brightly, like a star or a light. The moonlight glimmered on the lawn. |
| glint | Be shiny, as if wet. Her glasses glinted in the firelight. |
| glisten | (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light. His cheeks glistened with tears. |
| glitter | (of eyes) shine with a particular emotion. The grass glittered with dew. |
| glow | Be exuberant or high-spirited. Make the people s hearts glow. |
| scintillate | Give off. A zinc sulphide screen scintillated when it was struck by an alpha particle. |
| sparkle | Shine brightly with flashes of light. After a glass of wine she began to sparkle. |
| twinkle | Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner. The smile made her face crease and her eyes twinkle. |
| wink | Signal by winking. She winked at him. |
| beam | Express with a beaming face or smile. There are very fine oak beams in the oldest part of the house. |
| bright | Not made dim or less bright. A stage bright with spotlights. |
| brightly | In a way that gives out or reflects much light. A very brightly patterned floral jumper. |
| brilliance | The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand. Lapis lazuli was highly regarded for the brilliance of its colour. |
| brilliantly | With brightness. He seems to be coping brilliantly. |
| burn | Damage by burning with heat fire or radiation. The sun burned off the fog. |
| chandelier | Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling. |
| flash | A newsflash. Lightning flashed overhead. |
| flicker | Shine unsteadily. The candle flickered. |
| gleam | Shine brightly, especially with reflected light. A terrible thought gleamed in her mind. |
| glimmer | A slight suggestion or vague understanding. The moonlight glimmered on the lawn. |
| glint | A small flash of light, especially a reflected one. The glint of gold in his teeth. |
| glisten | (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light. His eyes were glistening. |
| glitter | A bright, shimmering reflected light. Her eyes glittered with excitement. |
| glow | Have an intense colour and a slight shine. The coals were glowing in the dark. |
| illumine | Make lighter or brighter. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined. |
| iridescent | Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles. A dragonfly hovered vibrating and iridescent. |
| lighten | Become lighter. Try to lighten up and think positive. |
| limelight | A focus of public attention. The shock win has thrust him into the limelight. |
| lucent | Softly bright or radiant. The lucent moon. |
| luminescence | Light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures. Honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence. |
| mirage | An unrealistic hope or wish that cannot be achieved. The surface of the road ahead rippled in the heat mirages. |
| opalescence | The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface. |
| phosphorescent | Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood. |
| radiance | The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. Restore your skin s natural radiance. |
| rainbow | An arch of colours visible in the sky caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun s light by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere The colours of the rainbow are generally said to be red orange yellow green blue indigo and violet. Chasing rainbows. |
| shine | Make a surface shine. His talent shines. |
| spark | Produce sparks at the point where an electric circuit is interrupted. He had a sparkle in his eye. |
| sparkle | Reflect brightly. Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside. |
| twinkle | Smile so that one’s eyes sparkle. There s a perpetual twinkle in his eyes. |
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