as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light
a sequined dress shimmering under the studio lights
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Recent Examples of shimmering
Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Inside Lenox, palm fronds throw shimmering shadows and rattan lampshades cast a lazy glow.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
And thanks to a recent multi-year overhaul, the mid-century room continues to offer the shimmering opulence of a great hotel bar.
—Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The jewelry featured shimmering diamonds and emeralds, adding colorful contrast to Elba’s monochrome look.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
There are the shimmering, silver-leafed balcony boxes that create a scalloped collar around the upper level of the grand ballroom in which anyone who was anyone once waltzed or sang or partied hard.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
For her match against Greet Minnen in Louis Armstrong Stadium, Osaka walked onto the court with sparkly red roses in her hair, matching her shimmering red headphones and a jacket which was studded with crystals.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
The copper reflects light, lending the well its distinctive, shimmering color.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Michiganders as far south as Manistee, Cadillac and West Branch may be able to see the shimmering lights in the night sky to the north, NOAA says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Each nail was covered in silver and pink rhinestones in varying patterns, with sparkling stones scattered across her entire nail from base to tip accented by a fine, shimmering glitter.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
The mobiles are Rower’s untamable creatures, swinging close to heads, shaking and shimmering unpredictably.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The sun shimmering and setting at the same time.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Heat oil in pan over medium heat until shimmering.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Moored on the shimmering curve of the South Bank, Sea Containers is London’s answer to maritime maximalism—an all-day, all-night glam escape where ocean liner nostalgia gets a high-gloss, high-style reboot.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
In Michigan, the shimmering lights could be visible in the night sky across the Upper Peninsula, NOAA says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Inside Lenox, palm fronds throw shimmering shadows and rattan lampshades cast a lazy glow.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
And thanks to a recent multi-year overhaul, the mid-century room continues to offer the shimmering opulence of a great hotel bar.
—Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The jewelry featured shimmering diamonds and emeralds, adding colorful contrast to Elba’s monochrome look.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
There are the shimmering, silver-leafed balcony boxes that create a scalloped collar around the upper level of the grand ballroom in which anyone who was anyone once waltzed or sang or partied hard.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
For her match against Greet Minnen in Louis Armstrong Stadium, Osaka walked onto the court with sparkly red roses in her hair, matching her shimmering red headphones and a jacket which was studded with crystals.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
On September 16, 2025, the designer closed out New York Fashion Week with his Spring/Summer 2026 collection, transforming the Pier 76 Classic Car Club into a shimmering playground for daring fashion and unapologetic glamour.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
The copper reflects light, lending the well its distinctive, shimmering color.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Michiganders as far south as Manistee, Cadillac and West Branch may be able to see the shimmering lights in the night sky to the north, NOAA says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Each nail was covered in silver and pink rhinestones in varying patterns, with sparkling stones scattered across her entire nail from base to tip accented by a fine, shimmering glitter.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
The mobiles are Rower’s untamable creatures, swinging close to heads, shaking and shimmering unpredictably.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The sun shimmering and setting at the same time.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Heat oil in pan over medium heat until shimmering.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Moored on the shimmering curve of the South Bank, Sea Containers is London’s answer to maritime maximalism—an all-day, all-night glam escape where ocean liner nostalgia gets a high-gloss, high-style reboot.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmering
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For decades, wealthy Gulf Arab states cast themselves as oases of stability in a region mired in conflict, building gleaming capitals with fast-growing economies powered by by millions of foreign workers drawn to economic opportunity and a tax-free lifestyle.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Stewart wore a pinkish brown tweed jacket with a double-breasted silhouette, peaked lapels, structured shoulders with shoulder pads, and gleaming golden buttons.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The ridiculously nourishing formula leaves you glistening but never greasy, with the coconut, açai, and brazil nut oils restoring suppleness to a level that pleased our testers as much as its tropical, coconutty scent and mess-free pump.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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What can any of us make of our momentary intimate lives in such an immense world, with equally immense unknowns, mysteries as great as death or the whale, as deep as love or the ocean, as sad and beautiful as a jellyfish torn and glistening in a small fortress of shore rock?—
Natalie Diaz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Paneled in fragrant Japanese wood, the city’s largest hotel spa provides a stunning view of downtown’s glittering skyline.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Glacier Palace is a frozen wonderland of glittering ice tunnels, intricate sculptures, and even an ice slide.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The bag is paired with gold hardware and a logo pendant for shimmery accents to elevate the look.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Licht, owner of Sea Trek, a Sausalito kayak and paddle board rental business, turned off the engine and surveyed the shimmery vista.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His hair—blond and swept up like Bowie’s—caught the sun, his gold incisor glinting behind his grin (the upshot of a dental emergency along the Hippie Trail in Goa).—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Chanel Chance Eau Tendre Body Oil features the same sparkling grapefruit-quince accord and gentle base of jasmine and white musk.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Classic and seasonal cocktails will be available, including Berry Bliss (vodka, blackberry basil simple, lemon and sparkling wine), Gin Flowers (gin, vodka, Lillet, elderflower and grapefruit) and Sunset Pome (bourbon, pomegranate, lemon and honey simple).—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first photo in the carousel showed Brooks posing with her arms wrapped around her husband-to-be, flashing her ring as the couple posed for the camera in the black-and-white shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the flashing beacon crosswalk no longer a choice, one option would be to install a radar speed sign.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This year, the rumors swirl, a constant, low hum: Outer Heaven and Cuatro Gato, two more flickering lights, are expected to fade.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2022
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“Shimmering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmering. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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