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Definition of Glimmering
1. Noun. A slight suggestion or vague understanding. "He had no inkling what was about to happen"
Generic synonyms: Suggestion
Derivative terms: Intimate, Intimate
Definition of Glimmering
1. n. Faint, unsteady light; a glimmer.
Definition of Glimmering
1. Verb. (present participle of glimmer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glimmering
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glimmering
Literary usage of Glimmering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies in the Scriptures by Charles Taze Russell (1886)
"Though in the light of subsequent developments this is full of significance to
us, to them it was but a faint and glimmering light. ..."
2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies by James Boswell (1791)
"... and deliberative; but, perhaps, you may find in them fome glimmering of evidence.
" I cannot, however, but again recommend to you a conference with Lord ..."
3. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1872)
"(p ) if he hath any glimmering of reason, so ' "' J that he can tell his parents,
his age, or the like common matters. But a man who is born deaf, ..."
4. An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900)
"Aerial, noiseless, past the glimmering coast She glided like a dream. Wonld we
were leaning from your window now, Together calling to the eerie loon, ..."
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