Associations to the word «Glimmer»

Wiktionary

GLIMMER, noun. A faint light; a dim glow.
GLIMMER, noun. A flash of light.
GLIMMER, noun. A faint or remote possibility.
GLIMMER, noun. (mineralogy) (dated) mica
GLIMMER, verb. (intransitive) To shine with a faint unsteady light.

Dictionary definition

GLIMMER, noun. A flash of light (especially reflected light).
GLIMMER, noun. A slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen".
GLIMMER, verb. Shine brightly, like a star or a light.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats