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# shimmer

verb (shimmer, shimmers, shimmered, shimmering); noun (a shimmer)

«shimmer» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To shimmer is to shine with a soft light that seems to move or shake a little, like light on water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#m1)
2. A shimmer is a soft, wavering shine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#m2)
3. In very hot weather, the air above a road can seem to shimmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#m3)

### In the lessons

Stories and poetry: writers use «shimmer» to make a scene look magical or calm (shimmering lake, shimmering dress). Science: hot air bends light, so a road seems to shimmer or show a mirage. Phrases: «shimmer of hope» (a small bit of hope).

### Examples

- The lake shimmered in the moonlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x1)
- Her dress shimmered when she danced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x2)
- The road shimmered in the summer heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x3)
- A shimmer of gold caught my eye in the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x4)
- Fish scales shimmer under water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x5)
- There was a shimmer of hope in his eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x6)
- The fairy's wings shimmered like glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: double m: shimmer, shimmered, shimmering. Similar words: glimmer (faint light), glitter (sparkle in small flashes), gleam. Shimmer is softer and wavier than sparkle.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Psalms it describes the gleam of gold on a dove's wings, a picture of beauty after victory. In the primary lessons: Stories and poetry: writers use «shimmer» to make a scene look magical or calm (shimmering lake, shimmering dress). Science: hot air bends light, so a road seems to shimmer or show a mirage. Phrases: «shimmer of hope» (a small bit of hope).

### Examples

- When ye lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her pinions with the shimmer of gold. (Writings PSA.68.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shimmer/#x1)

### Note

Spelling: double m: shimmer, shimmered, shimmering. Similar words: glimmer (faint light), glitter (sparkle in small flashes), gleam. Shimmer is softer and wavier than sparkle.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shimmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shimmer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shimmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shimmer.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «shimmer» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shimmer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shimmer» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shimmer.html) on Mova free.