glimmer

Etymology

From Middle English glimeren, glemeren (“to glimmer”), equivalent to glim (“to shine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with German Low German glimmern (“to glimmer”), German glimmern (“to glimmer”), Danish glimre (“to glimmer”), Swedish glimra (“to glimmer”).

noun

1. A faint light; a dim glow.
   The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
2. A flash of light.
3. A faint or remote possibility.
   a glimmer of hope
4. (dated, uncountable) Mica.

verb

1. (intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
   The fireflies glimmered in the dark.
   the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp