See glimmer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English glimeren, glemeren (“to glimmer”), equivalent to glim (“to shine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). 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"sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "ციმციმებს" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ielvebs", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "იელვებს" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ḳrtis", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "კრთის" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ḳrteba", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "კრთება" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "bžuṭavs", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "ბჟუტავს" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "cialebs", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "ციალებს" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ḳamḳamebs", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "კამკამებს" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ḳiapobs", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "კიაფობს" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "glimmern" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ṭimṭimānā", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "टिमटिमाना" }, { "code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "kuumattaa" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "tīramarama" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "glimte" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "skimre" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "blinke" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "vislumbrar" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "scânteia" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "mercátʹ", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "мерца́ть" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "glänsa" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "glittra" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "skina" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "glimma" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "glimra" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "ṭimṭimānā", "sense": "to shine with a faint, unsteady light", "word": "ٹمٹمانا" } ], "word": "glimmer" }
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