shimmery
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪməɹi/ / /ˈʃɪmɹi/
adj
Etymology: From shimmer + -y (suffix meaning ‘inclined to’ forming adjectives).
- shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light.
“He had not known him at first; at least not for certain in the shimmery moonlight; the man he had seen looked younger and of lighter build, he said, and he had not taken him to be his old friend and mate; […]”
“There will always be something worth living for while there are shimmery afternoons.”
- (Apparently) shaking or trembling.
“"How is Mrs. Marvyn?" said Mrs. Scudder. / "Kinder thin and shimmery; but she's about,—habin' her eyes eberywar 'n' lookin' into eberyting.["]”