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glimmering

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verb

present participle of glimmer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimmering
Adjective
  • The massive textured gown featured an ombre yellow color and glittering embellishments. 09 of 16 Keira Knightley Keira Knightley stepped out to the Le Grand Dîner du Louvre in Paris in Chanel FW24 Couture.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The dress also featured an ornate cape with even more glittering details throughout.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.
    Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • By morning, the ache had metastasized into a blinding migraine.
    Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The establishing scenes of Islands feel like something out of a James M. Cain novel — a wily noir, in this case drenched in subtropical heat and blinding sunshine.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • With such a glaring need at left tackle this past season, why didn’t the Chiefs turn to the previous year’s starter —Donovan Smith?
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • According to the report’s overview, some of the most glaring issues included the team’s food program.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The attention required to keep up isn’t always rewarded by the most scintillating developments in a plot that tends more often to simmer on a medium flame than come to a boil.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Much like watching people paddle a boat, watching people carry heavy objects is not the most scintillating television.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Glimmering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimmering. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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