shimmer
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The meaning (definition) of the word shimmer
a soft shiny light that seems to move and change
The word shimmer used in a sentence
“A shimmer of rainbow colors danced on the soap bubble”
Words that mean the same as shimmer (synonyms)
glow
How the word shimmer is said around the world
| French | scintillement (san-tee-yuh-MAHN) |
| Spanish | brillo (BREE-yoh) |
| Mandarin | 微光 (way gwahng) |
| Hindi | झिलमिलाहट (jhil-mi-LAH-hut) |
| Arabic | بَرِيقٌ (ba-REE-kun) |
| Russian | мерцание (myert-SAH-nee-ye) |
| Portuguese (EU) | brilho (BREE-lyoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | brilho (BREE-lyoo) |
| Japanese | きらめき (kee-rah-meh-KEE) |
| German | Schimmer (SHIM-er) |
| Urdu | جھلملاہٹ (jhil-mi-LAA-hat) |
| Punjabi | ਝਿਲਮਿਲਾਹਟ (jhil-mi-LAA-hat) |
| Korean | 반짝임 (pahn-jjah-GEEM) |
| Hebrew | נִצְנוּץ (neets-NOOTS) |
| Greek | λαμπύρισμα (lam-PEE-reez-mah) |
| Dutch | glinstering (GLIN-stuh-ring) |
| Tagalog | kinang (ki-NANG) |
| Vietnamese | ánh lung linh (ahny loong LING) |
| Turkish | pırıltı (puh-ruhl-TUH) |
| Persian | درخشش (de-rakh-SESH) |
| Polish | migotanie (mee-goh-TAH-nyeh) |
| Ukrainian | мерехтіння (meh-rekh-TEEN-nyah) |
| Bengali | ঝিকিমিকি আলো (JHEE-kee-mee-kee AH-loh) |
| Swedish | skimmer (SHIM-mer) |
| Italian | luccichio (loo-CHEE-kyoh) |
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