shimmer
shim·mer / ˈshimər/ • v. [intr.] shine with a soft tremulous light: the sea shimmered in the sunlight.• n. [in sing.] a light with such qualities: a pale shimmer of moonlight.DERIVATIVES: shim·mer·ing·ly adv.shim·mer·y adj.
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