shimmer
IPA: ʃˈɪmɝ
noun
- A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining.
- (signal processing) A measure of the irregularities in the loudness of a particular pitch over time.
- (crime) A thin electronic device that is fit inside a card reader, such as on automated teller machines (ATMs), or point-of-sale terminals (POS's), that acts as an intermediate interface between the chip on a chip-and-pin technology card and the chip reader of the machine, to allow one to clone the chip.
verb
- (intransitive) To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
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Examples of "shimmer" in Sentences
- The gentle moonlight caused the lake to shimmer like a sea of diamonds
- Her dress was adorned with sequins that shimmered in the sunlight
- The dewdrops on the grass shimmered in the early morning light
- The city skyline shimmered in the distance as the sun began to set
- The shimmer of candlelight cast a warm glow over the room
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