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Shimmer vs Coruscate - What's the difference?

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Shimmer is a related term of coruscate.


In lang=en terms the difference between shimmer and coruscate

is that shimmer is to shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer while coruscate is to exhibit brilliant technique or style.

As verbs the difference between shimmer and coruscate

is that shimmer is to shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer while coruscate is to give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.

As a noun shimmer

is a faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.

shimmer

English

(wikipedia shimmer)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.
  • * Tennyson
    • the shimmering glimpses of a stream

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.

    • References

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    coruscate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * corruscate (dated)

    Verb

  • To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
  • To exhibit brilliant technique or style.

    • Synonyms

    * gleam * glimmer * glisten * glitter * radiate * scintillate * sheen * shine * sparkle * twinkle

    Anagrams

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