Polyglot Dictionary

shimmer

/ˈʃɪmər/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
shimmers
past
shimmered
past participle
shimmered
gerund
shimmering

Meaning

  1. brillar, relucir

    • The lake shimmered in the sunlight.

      El lago brillaba bajo la luz del sol.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

glisten

Glisten usually describes wet or oily surfaces catching light; shimmer describes a soft, wavering light, wet or not.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa shimmer?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The lake ___ in the sunlight.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a shimmer?

verb

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