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The stars are scattered all over the sky like shimmering tears, there must be great pain in the eye from which they trickled.
Georg Buchner

Meaning of "shimmering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHIMMERING

shimmering  [ˈʃɪmərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIMMERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shimmering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHIMMERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shimmering in the English dictionary

The definition of shimmering in the dictionary is shining with a glistening or tremulous light.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHIMMERING


bearing
ˈbɛərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
covering
ˈkʌvərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
gathering
ˈɡæðərɪŋ
glimmering
ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ
hammering
ˈhæmərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
manufacturing
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərɪŋ
measuring
ˈmɛʒərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
murmuring
ˈmɜːmərɪŋ
offering
ˈɒfərɪŋ
ordering
ˈɔːdərɪŋ
stammering
ˈstæmərɪŋ
unmurmuring
ʌnˈmɜːmərɪŋ
wearing
ˈwɛərɪŋ
yammering
ˈjæmərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHIMMERING

shilly-shallying
shillyshally
Shiloh
shilpit
shily
shim
Shimla
shimmed
shimmer
shimmerier
shimmeriest
shimmeringly
shimmery
shimmey
shimmied
shimmies
shimming
Shimonoseki
shimozzle
shin

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHIMMERING

bring
civil engineering
electrical engineering
empowering
fingering
flattering
flowering
hovering
lettering
lowering
mechanical engineering
pioneering
power steering
recovering
rendering
scattering
self-catering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of shimmering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHIMMERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shimmering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shimmering

Translation of «shimmering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHIMMERING

Find out the translation of shimmering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shimmering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shimmering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

闪闪发光的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brillante
570 millions of speakers

English

shimmering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झिलमिलाता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متلألئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мерцающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cintilante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধিকিধিকি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chatoyant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkilauan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schimmernd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

揺らぎ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반짝
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shimmering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lung linh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின்னும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुमके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parıltılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scintillante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lśniące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мерехтливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sclipitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shimmering
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glinsterende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skimrande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skimrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shimmering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIMMERING»

The term «shimmering» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIMMERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shimmering

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7 QUOTES WITH «SHIMMERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shimmering.
1
Stan Brakhage
Imagine a world alive with incomprehensible objects, and shimmering with an endless variety of movement and innumerable gradations of colour. Imagine a world before the 'beginning was the word.'
2
Georg Buchner
The stars are scattered all over the sky like shimmering tears, there must be great pain in the eye from which they trickled.
3
Paul Engle
Soldiers of the American Revolution fought that 18th century war with heavy muskets. In the early 20th century, we kids fought it every Fourth of July not only with exploding powder and shimmering flares, but with all of our senses.
4
Michael Johnson
Opting for gold shoes could have been considered downright cocky, but I was confident and never doubted my ability to deliver gold medals to match my shimmering footwear.
5
Hayao Miyazaki
Plants exist in the weather and light rays that surround them - waving in the wind, shimmering in the sunlight. I am always puzzling over how to draw such things.
6
Janelle Monae
I enjoy how women dressed in the 1920s with the shimmering jewels and rich feathers.
7
Cynthia Ozick
Sometimes writing has to be forced. In starting out, the shape and timbre and texture of what is to come is an uncertain chimera shimmering from behind a veil. You must not wait, loiter, dilly-dally. You must force your way painfully through.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIMMERING»

Discover the use of shimmering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shimmering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shimmering Literacies: Popular Culture & Reading & Writing ...
This book examines the powerful role of popular culture in the daily online literacy practices of young people.
Bronwyn T. Williams, 2009
2
Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir
Rich, funny, and moving personal narratives depend on a few key moments in time to anchor the story and give it impact.
Lisa Dale Norton, 2008
3
The Shimmering Light: An Anthology of Isma'ili Poems
Although a large body of the great poetry of the Islamic world has been translated into English, the poetry of the Ismailis, except for a small portion, is still only accessible in the original.
Kutub Kassam, 1996
4
So Bright My Shimmering Star
I love you all, and know that you are the ones who truly "Light Up My Life." I will never forget you. "So Bright My Shimmering Star" is a magnificent read, and makes a wonderful gift for adults of all ages.
Debere Worley-Heard, 2011
5
Shimmering Splendor
A romantic retelling of an ancient Greek myth finds Psyche and Eros struggling against the vengeful goddess Aphrodite to preserve their forbidden love and Psyche's earthly life. Original.
Roberta Gellis, 1995
6
The Shimmering World: Living Meditation
Steven Harrison's books have inspired many to examine their ideas about life and about spirituality in particular, and to come to a more direct perception of their experience.
Steven Harrison, Connie Shaw, 2007
7
Shimmering in a Transformed Light: Writing the Still Life
Rosemary Lloyd's book shows how fascinating this overlooked area is; how rich in suggestions of class, race, and gender; how much it indicates about human pleasures and about the experience of space and time.
Rosemary Lloyd, 2005
8
Shimmering Spokes: One Australian's 16,000 Km Odyssey
This work describes Richard Allen's seven-month, 16,000 kilometre bicycle journey around the perimeter of Australia to raise awareness and funds to support cancer research, following the loss of his mother to cancer.
Richard Allen, 2000
9
The Tiara Club at Ruby Mansions 3: Princess Georgia and the ...
The princesses come down with terrible colds and must take the floral-bouquet design test in the infirmary. Unfortunately, the terrible twins are there too, and they're up to no good when they copy Princess Georgia's design.
Vivian French, 2008
10
This Shimmering Life: Yearning for Transcendence
We are realizing that the story of the Cosmos, from the Big Bang to us, is our story, and that we are the Cosmos in human form. This awareness traces ancient realizations, literally thousands of years old.
Don C Nix J D Ph D, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIMMERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shimmering is used in the context of the following news items.
1
artists sculpt shimmering disk in istanbul with 14000 eyeglass lenses
installed on the historic façade of istanbul's pera museum, a kinetic sculpture towering above entering visitors creates dynamic reflections and impressions of the ... «Designboom, Jul 15»
2
An emerald gem among the shimmering white lilies
This small loch is only about 10 hectares, irregularly shaped and shallow. Lying two kilometres east of Loch Ness, it is nationally important for its dragonflies and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Stylish Solange Knowles dazzles in bronze skirt and shimmering
The shimmering beauty wore a coral rose crop top, paired with a bronze pleated skirt and metallic green sandals. Although we are NOT a fan of the orange eye ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Mysterious shimmering 'UFO' filmed over Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, July 7 (UPI) -- A video of a mysterious cloud-like mass shimmering while moving through the Philadelphia sky has residents scratching their ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
5
Take a dip: shimmering pool-scapes by Karine Laval
Paris-born, New York-based photographer Karine Laval has always been fascinated by water. "We often take it for granted and think of it as a simple, common ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
The Story of a French Techno DJ in 'Eden' Is a Shimmering Memoir
Mia Hansen-Løve's lucid and shimmering movie memoir Eden traces the sloping rise and even more meandering fall of a French techno DJ across some twenty ... «Village Voice, Jun 15»
7
Male a cappella singers nail a shimmering 'Lady Marmalade' cover
Everyone's favorite all-male a cappella group, Oxford University's Out of the Blue, is back with a charity single that will have you daydreaming of sequins and ... «Mashable, Jun 15»
8
Coping With Calamity In Shimmering 'Cathedral'
This came to mind as I read Kate Walbert's shimmering new novel, The Sunken Cathedral, which concerns a circle of New Yorkers living uneasily under ... «NPR, Jun 15»
9
Editors' Obsession: Shimmering Body Oil, a Tangerine Tinted …
First up: A divine-smelling shimmering body oil from Tom Ford and a beach-y fragrance from Replica. Pricey but so worth it! Pair those gems with the perfect ... «E! Online, Jun 15»
10
Tom Petty Unearths Shimmering Lost Song 'Somewhere Under …
Tom Petty has unearthed and released a "new" song, "Somewhere Under Heaven," the first from a trove of tracks that didn't make his 1994 album, Wildflowers, ... «RollingStone.com, Jun 15»

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