He had not known him at first; at least not for certain in the shimmery moonlight; the man he had seen looked younger and of lighter build, he said, and he had not taken him to be his old friend and mate; […]
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Shimmery
//ˈʃɪməɹi//
Synonyms for "shimmery" (38 found)
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French
1 entries- chatoyant adj ((apparently) shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light)
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There will always be something worth living for while there are shimmery afternoons.
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The length of the gorge on both sides was hung as it were with black shimmery velvet curtains, and Mowgli sank as he looked, for those were the clotted millions of the sleeping bees.
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And then, far off, around a curve of silver track, comes the trolley, balanced on four small steel-blue wheels, and it is painted the color of tangerines. Epaulets of shimmery brass cover it and pipings of gold; and its chrome bell bings if the ancient motorman taps it with a wrinkled shoe.
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