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adjective

Definition of glimmeringnext
as in gleaming

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glimmering

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verb

present participle of glimmer
as in glinting
to shoot forth bursts of light the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimmering
  1. glittering
  2. glancing
  3. blinding
  4. glaring
  5. scintillating
Adjective
  • To assemble the properties, Disney razed City Winery (which before that was another media center, the home of El Diario/La Prensa) and a full block of low-rise commercial buildings, but a 2013 rezoning precluded replacing them with a single glittering glass stalagmite.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The view of the glittering jade ocean from the bed is a highlight.
    Harriet Marsden, The Week UK, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of glittering
Adjective
  • Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.
    Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
Definition of glancing
Adjective
  • Rows and rows of poinsettias, thousands of them, spread across the concrete floors in a sea of crimson, the scent of damp soil and the blinding brightness of the blooms hitting my senses instantly.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
  • To say that all of them were financed with equity amounts to a blinding glimpse of the obvious.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of blinding
Adjective
  • Nowhere is this failure more glaring than in housing, and nowhere is that more evident than in California.
    Rigel Robinson, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The most glaring example of Trump’s penchant for relying on acting heads centered around the Office of Management and Budget where Russell Vought served as acting director for a year and a half before winning full Senate confirmation.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of glaring
Adjective
  • Much like watching people paddle a boat, watching people carry heavy objects is not the most scintillating television.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
  • The 120th World Series offers one of the most scintillating matchups in recent memory.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of scintillating
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