1
as in hints
a very small amount
a glimmer of hope that there will be snow on Christmas
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as in flickers
an almost imperceptible sign of something
most of the students showed not even a glimmer of interest in what I had to say
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as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light
the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sun
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little
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The film is full of visual gags like that, many of which do little to move the plot forward.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
28 May 2025 -
Well, who said field days are just for the littles?—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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“Glimmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimmers. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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