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Glimmering

noun/ɡˈʌndɪlˌoʊ/
Definition
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
shine brightly, like a star or a light
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɡˈʌndɪlˌoʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡlˈɪməɹɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡlˈɪməɹɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌndɪlˌoʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna slight suggestion or vague understanding
“he had no inkling what was about to happen”
verbshine brightly, like a star or a light
Word Forms
intimateverbimply as a possibility
gleamnouna flash of light (especially reflected light)
gleamingnouna flash of light (especially reflected light)
glimmernouna flash of light (especially reflected light)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schimmernd
ein kleiner Vorschlag oder ein vages Verständnis
🇫🇷French
scintillant
une légère suggestion ou une vague compréhension
🇪🇸Spanish
brillando
una ligera sugerencia o una vaga comprensión
🇮🇹Italian
luccicante
un leggero suggerimento o una vaga comprensione
🇳🇱Dutch
glinsterend
een lichte suggestie of een vaag begrip
🇵🇹Portuguese
cintilante
uma ligeira sugestão ou entendimento vago
🇷🇺Russian
мерцающий
небольшое предложение или смутное понимание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मंद प्रकाश
थोड़ा सा सुझाव या अस्पष्ट समझ
🇧🇩Bengali
ঝলক
একটি সামান্য পরামর্শ বা অস্পষ্ট বোঝার
🇮🇳Tamil
மின்னும்
ஒரு சிறிய பரிந்துரை அல்லது தெளிவற்ற புரிதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
మెరుస్తున్నది
స్వల్ప సూచన లేదా అస్పష్టమైన అవగాహన
🇮🇳Marathi
चमकणारा
थोडीशी सूचना किंवा अस्पष्ट समज
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઝગમગાટ
થોડું સૂચન અથવા અસ્પષ્ટ સમજ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಿನುಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಲಹೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മിന്നുന്നു
ഒരു ചെറിയ നിർദ്ദേശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവ്യക്തമായ ധാരണ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਮਕਦਾ
ਇੱਕ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਸਮਝ
🇵🇰Urdu
چمکتا ہوا
ایک معمولی تجویز یا مبہم تفہیم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
微光
一个小小的建议或模糊的理解
🇯🇵Japanese
きらめく
わずかな提案または漠然とした理解
🇰🇷Korean
희미한 빛
약간의 제안이나 막연한 이해
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tiêu tan
một gợi ý nhỏ hoặc sự hiểu biết mơ hồ
🇹🇭Thai
แวววาว
ข้อเสนอแนะเล็กน้อยหรือความเข้าใจที่คลุมเครือ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kelip redup
sedikit saran atau pemahaman yang samar-samar
🇵🇭Filipino
kumikinang
isang bahagyang mungkahi o malabong pag-unawa
🇲🇾Malay
berkilauan
sedikit cadangan atau pemahaman yang tidak jelas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بريق
اقتراح بسيط أو فهم غامض
🇮🇷Persian
درخشان
یک پیشنهاد جزئی یا درک مبهم
🇹🇷Turkish
parıldayan
hafif bir öneri veya belirsiz bir anlayış
🇮🇱Hebrew
הִבהוּב
הצעה קלה או הבנה מעורפלת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'glimmering'?
The primary meaning of 'glimmering' is 'a slight suggestion or vague understanding'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'glimmering' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'glimmering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'glimmering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'glimmering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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