1. to shine with a soft trembling light

1. a soft trembling light or gleam

Examples

• The lake shimmered in the moonlight.
• Heat waves made the pavement shimmer on the hot day.
• Her dress shimmered with sequins under the stage lights.
• The shimmer of sunlight on the water was beautiful.
• There was a faint shimmer in her hair from the glitter spray.
• The desert sand shimmered in the distance.
• The shimmer of the silk fabric caught everyone’s attention.