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   glimmer

   /ˈɡlɪmə/

   verb

   • 1. shine faintly with a wavering light: "the moonlight glimmered on the lawn"

   noun

   • 1. a faint or wavering light: "he saw a faint glimmer of light from her window" Similar gleamglintflickershimmerglowtwinklesparkleblinkflashray
   • 2. a faint sign of a feeling or quality, especially a desirable one: "there is one glimmer of hope for Becky" Similar gleamglimmeringflickerraytracefaint signscintillasuggestionhint

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish glimra and Danish glimre.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

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