glimmering

noun glim·mer·ing \ ˈglim-riŋ , ˈgli-mə- \

Definition of glimmering

: glimmer

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Examples of glimmering in a Sentence

a faint glimmering of light

Recent Examples of glimmering from the Web

There have been some glimmerings of change, as far as large employers coming to EastPoint.

— melissa fletcher stoeltje, San Antonio Express-News, "New businesses lagging on the East Side," 30 Dec. 2017
The breezy Daya song pairs a glimmering, sunshine-y drop with blissful verses that more than live up to the track's bright title.

— tatiana cirisano, Billboard, "Daya's 7 Best Songs: Critic's Picks," 5 Sep. 2017
There was the Elvis Dress, the strapless Catherine Walker creation encrusted with oyster pearls and sequins, paired with the glimmering Lover’s Knot tiara.

— elise taylor, Vogue, "The Hidden Symbolism in Princess Diana’s White Garden at Kensington Palace," 30 Aug. 2017
There are glimmerings of hope among some China watchers that President Trump might have a chance to right America’s very skewed relationship with China.

— john pomfret, The Denver Post, "How Trump could put U.S.-China relations on the right track," 7 Feb. 2017
That was my introduction, my first glimmerings of the space program.

— daily times-call, The Denver Post, "How a Boulder Reservoir lifeguard found his future in space," 12 May 2017
As an occupational therapist placed sticky electrodes up her left arm to stimulate the muscles there, Amy ignored the church steeples and familiar architecture glimmering in morning light.

— kristina goetz, The Courier-Journal, "Miracle mom Amy Bailey shows daughter: 'Never give up'," 11 May 2017
Some were recorded for Warner Bros. during Prince’s long relationship with the label, and there have been glimmerings of a plan for resurfacing some of the vault material.

— ben greenman, The New Yorker, "The Unique Problem Posed by Prince’s Unreleased Songs," 21 Apr. 2017
After years of fighting against deflation, the U.S., the eurozone and Japan show glimmerings of life in consumer prices and wages, evidence that an era of exceptionally low inflation is receding from the global economic landscape.

— ben leubsdorf, WSJ, "Measures of Inflation Tick Up Around the Globe," 31 Jan. 2017

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