unsteady+light
51glimmering — glimmeringly, adv. /glim euhr ing/, n. 1. a faint or unsteady light; glimmer. 2. a faint glimpse or idea; inkling. adj. 3. shining faintly or unsteadily; shimmering. [1300 50; ME; see GLIMMER, ING1, ING2] * * * …
52flare — (v.) mid 16c., originally spread out (hair), of unknown origin, perhaps from Du. vlederen. Related: Flared; flaring. The noun meaning bright, unsteady light is 1814, from the verb, which led to the sense of signal fire (1883). The notion of… …
53flicker — flick·er || flɪkÉ™(r) n. unsteady light, sparkle, glimmer; blink (of the eye); unsteadiness of the image on a monitor (Computers) v. flash, twinkle, glimmer; quick back and forth movement; flutter, quiver …
54flickered — flick·er || flɪkÉ™(r) n. unsteady light, sparkle, glimmer; blink (of the eye); unsteadiness of the image on a monitor (Computers) v. flash, twinkle, glimmer; quick back and forth movement; flutter, quiver …
55flickering — n. blinking, glimmering; rapid back and forth movement, fluttering adj. blinking, shimmering flick·er || flɪkÉ™(r) n. unsteady light, sparkle, glimmer; blink (of the eye); unsteadiness of the image on a monitor (Computers) v. flash, twinkle,… …
56flickeringly — adv. shimmeringly, glimmeringly, while giving off unsteady light …
57flickers — flick·er || flɪkÉ™(r) n. unsteady light, sparkle, glimmer; blink (of the eye); unsteadiness of the image on a monitor (Computers) v. flash, twinkle, glimmer; quick back and forth movement; flutter, quiver …
58flare — I. v. n. 1. Waver, flicker, flutter, stream broadly sideways, blaze unsteadily. 2. Glare, dazzle, shine forth suddenly, flame, blaze. 3. Widen, widen out, spread outward, flue, splay. II. n. Glare, unsteady light …
59glimmer — I. v. n. Shine (faintly), gleam, glitter. II. n.; (also glimmering) 1. Gleam (of faint, unsteady light), ray, beam. 2. Glimpse, glance, transitory view, faint view …
60glimmer — glim•mer [[t]ˈglɪm ər[/t]] n. 1) a faint or unsteady light; gleam 2) a dim perception; faint glimpse or idea; inkling 3) to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker 4) to appear faintly or dimly • Etymology: 1300–50; ME glimeren… …
