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   shimmer

   /ˈʃɪmə/

   verb

   • 1. shine with a soft, slightly wavering light: "the sea shimmered in the sunlight"

   noun

   • 1. a soft, slightly wavering light: "a pale shimmer of moonlight"

   Word Origin late Old Englishscymrian, of Germanic origin; related to German schimmern, also to shine. The noun dates from the early 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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