Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shimmer

1 sense of shimmer

Sense 1
shimmer, play -- (a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water")
       => change, alteration, modification -- (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shimmer

2 senses of shimmer

Sense 1
shimmer -- (shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight")
       => shine, beam -- (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces")

Sense 2
shimmer -- (give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk)
       => glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine -- (be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening")