glimmered

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glimmered - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Glimmer \Glim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glimmered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Glimmering.] [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling
     light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly,
     glow, Sw. glimma, Dan. glimre, D. glimmen, glimpen. See
     Gleam a ray, and cf. Glimpse.]
     To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly;
     to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a
     glimmering lamp.
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           The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To gleam; to glitter. See Gleam, Flash.
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