Glim'mer1, v. i.
[imp. & p. p. GLIMMERED; p. pr. & vb. n. GLIMMERING.] [Ger. glimmer, a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern, to glimmer, glimmen, to shine faintly, glow; Sw. glimra and glimma, Dan. glim're, D. glimmen, glimpen.] To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp.
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. Shak.
Synonyms—To gleam; to glitter. See GLEAM.