How to pronounce glimmer
American English pronunciation
GLIM-er
- IPA
- /ˈɡlɪmɚ/
- Syllables
- GLIM · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What glimmer means
A dim, flickering light
In a sentence: I saw a glimmer of a firefly in the dark yard.
Where it comes from: From an old word glim, meaning a weak gleam.
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