glimmer

n.

1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace: a glimmer of understanding.

intr.v., -mered, -mer·ing, -mers.

1. To emit a dim, intermittent light: "The ocean glimmered on her left like an iridescent pewter bowl" (Elizabeth Adler). See synonyms at flash.
2. To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes: "Starlight glimmered on rusty metal" (David Drake).
3. To appear faintly or indistinctly: Hope still glimmered in our minds.

[Middle English glimeren, to glitter, glimmer.]

noun

A sudden quick light: blink, coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, gleam, glint, spark¹, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

verb

1. To shine with intermittent gleams: blink, flash, flicker, twinkle, wink. See continue/stop/pause, light/darkness.
2. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

n

Definition: flash, sparkle
Antonyms: dullness, glare

v

Definition: sparkle
Antonyms: glare

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a flash of light (especially reflected light)
  Synonyms: gleam, gleaming

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The verb glimmer has one meaning:

Meaning #1: shine brightly, like a star or a light
  Synonym: gleam

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - glimte, glitre, skinne
n. - svagt lys, svagt, mat skær

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwak schijnen, glimmen, flikkering, schijntje, glimp, vaag begrip (van iets)

Français (French)
v. intr. - jeter une faible lueur
n. - faible lueur, trace

Deutsch (German)
n. - Flimmer, Schein, Glimmer
v. - schimmern, glimmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αμυδρό φως ή λάμψη, αχτίδα, αναλαμπή, ασθενικό φως
v. - θαμποφέγγω, τρεμοφέγγω

Italiano (Italian)
luccicare, luccichio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - luz (f) fraca e trêmula, lampejo (m) (fig.)
v. - vislumbrar, bruxulear

Русский (Russian)
мерцать, мерцание, тусклый свет, слюда

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - brillar leve o intermitentemente, verse tenuemente
n. - destello, parpadeo, centelleo, oscilación, reflejo, luz tenue, indicio, sospecha

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svagt sken, glimt
v. - glimma, blänka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发出微光, 闪烁不定, 一丝光线, 微光

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發出微光, 閃爍不定
n. - 一絲光線, 微光

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 작게 빛나다, 흐릿하게 보이다
n. - 작은 빛, 흐릿하게 느껴지는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ちらちらする光, ごくわずか
v. - ちらちら光る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وميض, فكرة غامضه (فعل) يومض, يضيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הבהב, נצנץ‬
n. - ‮שביב, זיק, הבהוב‬

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