блещукане noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
трептене noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
блещукам verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
трептя verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Czech

3 entries

mihotat se verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
pableskovat verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
třpytit se verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Dutch

4 entries

glans noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
glinstering noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
glimmen verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
glinsteren verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

French

3 entries

chatoiement noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
chatoyement noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
chatoyer verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Georgian

4 entries

ბჟუტვა noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
კიაფი noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
ციალი noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
ციმციმი noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)

German

3 entries

Schimmer noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
Schimmern noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
schimmern verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Greek

4 entries

λαμπύρισμα noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
μαρμαρυγή noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
λαμπυρίζω verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
τρεμοφέγγω verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Hindi

2 entries

चमक noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
चमक verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Irish

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loinnir noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)

Italian

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luccichio noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
luccicare verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
rilucere verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Japanese

1 entries

揺らめく verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Macedonian

1 entries

бле́ска verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Māori

2 entries

tiritiri noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
kārohirohi verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Norwegian

2 entries

skimra verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
skimre verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Russian

2 entries

мерца́ние noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
мерца́ть verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Spanish

4 entries

cabrillear verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
centellar verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
centellear verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
escintilar verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Swedish

2 entries

skimmer noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
skimra verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Thai

2 entries

ส่องแวววาว verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)
เปล่งประกาย verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Turkish

1 entries

titrek ışık saçmak verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Ukrainian

1 entries

мерехті́ння noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)

Vietnamese

2 entries

lung linh noun (faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer)
lung linh verb (to shine with a veiled light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer)

Sample sentences

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The ocean waves shimmer in the sunlight.

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Reflections of silver moonlight scattered across the dark blue lake, lending her cobalt-blue eyes a pale purple shimmer as he kissed her blood-red lips.

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The heat haze made the road shimmer in the distance.

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The shimmer of the city lights was mesmerizing.

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