- present participle of shimmer.
shimmering
Example Sentences
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The strange thing is that the pitch seems to have that same shimmering quality I remember from watching the TV all those years ago.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
From a gas crater dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" to the shimmering marble buildings of its capital, Turkmenistan is tentatively opening up to tourists after decades of isolation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Auroras are most commonly seen near the polar regions, where charged solar particles interact with Earth's atmosphere to create shimmering lights in the sky.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Its 600-work trove including Gustav Klimt’s shimmering woman in gold from 1907, “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I,” will remain largely in place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Wolf’s eyes threw back a faint, shimmering gold light: the light of the Nanuak.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
