- present participle of shimmer.
shimmering
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Appeared in the April 23, 2026, print edition as 'A Shimmering Steve Reich Classic Turns 50'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Shimmering in the incandescent light off the Pacific, its existence today seems almost a mirage, a dream from long ago on the verge of waking up to its inherent vulnerabilities.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
Shimmering in the desert is a futuristic research center with an urgent mission: Make Saudi Arabia’s oil-based economy greener, and quickly.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022
Shimmering walls of color dissolve and flow into other shapes and images all around the viewer.
From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2022
Shimmering green mist hovers in the air around him.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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