Glimmer
noun
A small, faint light.
There was a glimmer of light in the distance
Often appears as...
- glimmer of light
- glimmer of hope
verb
To shine faintly with a wavering light.
The moon was glimmering in the night sky
Often appears as...
- glimmering moon
- eyes glimmering
noun
A small indication or chance.
There's a glimmer of hope that we'll finish on time
Often appears as...
- glimmer of hope
- glimmer of possibility
noun
A small, faint light.
There was a glimmer of light in the distance
Often appears as...
- glimmer of light
- glimmer of hope
verb
To shine faintly with a wavering light.
The moon was glimmering in the night sky
Often appears as...
- glimmering moon
- eyes glimmering
noun
A small indication or chance.
There's a glimmer of hope that we'll finish on time
Often appears as...
- glimmer of hope
- glimmer of possibility
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Imagery
Often used in literature to create a mood or atmosphere, suggesting something faint or elusive.
Her smile held a glimmer of mystery.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Cue
Indicates a small amount of light that helps you see or notice something barely visible.
A glimmer from her watch caught his eye.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Can refer metaphorically to a small sign of a positive quality or feeling.
I saw a glimmer of affection in his actions.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Imagery
Often used in literature to create a mood or atmosphere, suggesting something faint or elusive.
Her smile held a glimmer of mystery.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Cue
Indicates a small amount of light that helps you see or notice something barely visible.
A glimmer from her watch caught his eye.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Can refer metaphorically to a small sign of a positive quality or feeling.
I saw a glimmer of affection in his actions.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Imagery
Often used in literature to create a mood or atmosphere, suggesting something faint or elusive.
Her smile held a glimmer of mystery.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Cue
Indicates a small amount of light that helps you see or notice something barely visible.
A glimmer from her watch caught his eye.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Can refer metaphorically to a small sign of a positive quality or feeling.
I saw a glimmer of affection in his actions.
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How to build a company...
in parallel with our thinking. That has been how we've run the investment business, and it's how we also deal with the people management. In order to give you a glimmer into what this looks like, I'd like to take you into a meeting and introduce you to a tool of ours called the "Dot Collector" that helps us do this.
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How photography connects...
goes deeper into the oceans and brings in more such sources of protein this is called fishing down the food chain but there are also glimmers of hope and I think anytime we're doing a big big story on this we're not only going we're not we don't really want to go and just look at all the problems we also want to
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Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
I can tell you right now, I felt anything but courageous. I was scared, I was terrified, I was anxious, I was ashamed, slightly, that it took me a month to write the letter. There was a glimmer of hope in there that maybe somehow no one would ever figure out
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A glimpse of life on the...
renouncing materialism, traditional jobs and university degrees in exchange for a glimmer of adventure. Others come from the underbelly of society, never given a chance to mobilize foster care dropouts, teenage runaways escaping abuse and unforgiving homes.
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The dawn of the age of...
Now, these are such great superpowers that we put up with the two-dimensional limitations of our current digital world. But what if we didn't have to? What if we could have these same digital powers in our world? You can already see glimmers of this,
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
a glimmer of light may punch a hole in your most basic assumptions. Will you break free to struggle towards the light, even if it costs you your friends and family, or stick with comfortable and familiar illusions? Truth or habit? Light or shadow?
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Lifestyles of the...
directly toward the glimmering lights of the ocean it's a good thing they start the trek immediately because there are no parents there to guide and protect them these babies could live for decades or just a few hours if the turtle is
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How small are we in the...
glimmering in a tiny sliver of the universe. Now, let's take a step back to understand the scale of this image. If you were to take a ballpoint pen and hold it at arm's length in front of the night sky, focusing on its very tip,
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David Deutsch: Chemical...
and that star were to explode as a supernova, and you were to be staring directly at it at the moment when its light reached you, you still wouldn't be able to see even a glimmer. That's how big and how dark the universe is.
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What's Hiding in the...
for a hunting squid with huge eyes this glimmer is intriguing
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How to build a company...
in parallel with our thinking. That has been how we've run the investment business, and it's how we also deal with the people management. In order to give you a glimmer into what this looks like, I'd like to take you into a meeting and introduce you to a tool of ours called the "Dot Collector" that helps us do this.
Video examples
How photography connects...
goes deeper into the oceans and brings in more such sources of protein this is called fishing down the food chain but there are also glimmers of hope and I think anytime we're doing a big big story on this we're not only going we're not we don't really want to go and just look at all the problems we also want to
Video examples
Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
I can tell you right now, I felt anything but courageous. I was scared, I was terrified, I was anxious, I was ashamed, slightly, that it took me a month to write the letter. There was a glimmer of hope in there that maybe somehow no one would ever figure out
Video examples
A glimpse of life on the...
renouncing materialism, traditional jobs and university degrees in exchange for a glimmer of adventure. Others come from the underbelly of society, never given a chance to mobilize foster care dropouts, teenage runaways escaping abuse and unforgiving homes.
Video examples
The dawn of the age of...
Now, these are such great superpowers that we put up with the two-dimensional limitations of our current digital world. But what if we didn't have to? What if we could have these same digital powers in our world? You can already see glimmers of this,
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
a glimmer of light may punch a hole in your most basic assumptions. Will you break free to struggle towards the light, even if it costs you your friends and family, or stick with comfortable and familiar illusions? Truth or habit? Light or shadow?
Video examples
Lifestyles of the...
directly toward the glimmering lights of the ocean it's a good thing they start the trek immediately because there are no parents there to guide and protect them these babies could live for decades or just a few hours if the turtle is
Video examples
How small are we in the...
glimmering in a tiny sliver of the universe. Now, let's take a step back to understand the scale of this image. If you were to take a ballpoint pen and hold it at arm's length in front of the night sky, focusing on its very tip,
Video examples
David Deutsch: Chemical...
and that star were to explode as a supernova, and you were to be staring directly at it at the moment when its light reached you, you still wouldn't be able to see even a glimmer. That's how big and how dark the universe is.
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
for a hunting squid with huge eyes this glimmer is intriguing
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Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Of the big horror movies of the '70s, you have 'The Omen,' 'The Sentinel,' 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'The Stepford Wives,' 'Burnt Offerings' - these are all romantic fatalist movies where there's a sort of glimmer of hope... but darkness wins.
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Summer Altice
American Model
If you can remain true to the people who know you the best and not be sidetracked by the flashing lights and glimmering of the cameras, it's like, just being down-to-earth and just kind of staying real.
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Charles Forsman
American Author
If we got writing assignments in English class to make up a story, that was when the glimmer of creativity popped out. That was way more interesting to me than writing down my life details.
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Jules Verne
French Author
We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer.
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Alice Hastings Bradley
American Author
There must be other races out there, watching our tiny yellow sun glimmering in their unknown field of the sky. Do they desire us as we desire them?
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Jordan Peele
American Actor
African-American music tends to have, at the very least, a glimmer of hope to it - sometimes full-fledged hope.
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Richelle Mead
American Author
There are little gems all around us that can hold glimmers of inspiration.
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Brooke Baldwin
American Journalist
CNN was just a glimmer in my eye when I was growing up in Atlanta.
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Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
I always like to have a glimmer of hopefulness, even in collapse.
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Mick Jagger
English Singer
Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Of the big horror movies of the '70s, you have 'The Omen,' 'The Sentinel,' 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'The Stepford Wives,' 'Burnt Offerings' - these are all romantic fatalist movies where there's a sort of glimmer of hope... but darkness wins.
Quote examples
Summer Altice
American Model
If you can remain true to the people who know you the best and not be sidetracked by the flashing lights and glimmering of the cameras, it's like, just being down-to-earth and just kind of staying real.
Quote examples
Charles Forsman
American Author
If we got writing assignments in English class to make up a story, that was when the glimmer of creativity popped out. That was way more interesting to me than writing down my life details.
Quote examples
Jules Verne
French Author
We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer.
Quote examples
Alice Hastings Bradley
American Author
There must be other races out there, watching our tiny yellow sun glimmering in their unknown field of the sky. Do they desire us as we desire them?
Quote examples
Jordan Peele
American Actor
African-American music tends to have, at the very least, a glimmer of hope to it - sometimes full-fledged hope.
Quote examples
Richelle Mead
American Author
There are little gems all around us that can hold glimmers of inspiration.
Quote examples
Brooke Baldwin
American Journalist
CNN was just a glimmer in my eye when I was growing up in Atlanta.
Quote examples
Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
I always like to have a glimmer of hopefulness, even in collapse.
Quote examples
Mick Jagger
English Singer
Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.
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