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glimmer
1. n. A faint light; a dim glow.
The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
2. n. A flash of light.
3. n. A faint or remote possibility.
A glimmer of hope.
4. n. (dated) mica
5. v. (intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
The fireflies glimmered in the dark.
the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp

Example Sentences

The boy's expression showed his disappointment, but even so he looked up at our faces with a glimmer of hope.  There was still a glimmer of hope that everything would be alright.  The moon, veiled by the clouds, illuminated the countryside with a glimmer, equal and vague.

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