shimmer
Example Sentences
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Several hold freshly harvested taro, the plants’ leaves a shimmering green and the corms still dripping mud.
From Literature
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The orange boards seemed to shimmer and sway in the sun’s heat, confusing Swanson’s view and making it difficult to record measurements.
From Literature
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Zhao, a woman sporting an intricately carved gold medallion on a necklace of jade beads and shimmering bangles on her wrist, brought her late grandfather's ring to the recycling machine.
From Barron's
Some of the rocks were black and some slate, but many were silverish, shimmering with what looked like mica.
From Literature
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A shimmering lake decorates the center of the property, fringed with more greenery.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.