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glimmered

/ˈɡlɪmərd/ /ˈɡlɪməd/

Meanings
verb
To shine with a faint, unsteady light.

Examples :

"The fireflies glimmered in the dark."
appearance nature

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faint noun

/feɪnt/

The act of fainting, syncope.

"She suffered another faint."

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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unsteady verb

/ʌnˈstɛdi/

To render unsteady, removing balance.

"The strong gust of wind unsteadying him as he walked across the bridge. "

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shine noun

/ʃaɪn/

Brightness from a source of light.

"The morning sun's bright shine warmed the classroom floor. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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fireflies noun

/ˈfaɪərflaɪz/

Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

"Sentence: "On warm summer evenings, we watched the fireflies blink their lights in the backyard." "

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dark adjective

/dɑːk/ /dɑɹk/

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

"The room was too dark for reading."

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light noun

/lʌɪt/ /laɪt/ [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ]

Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."