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Glint vs Shimmer - What's the difference?

glint | shimmer |

As nouns the difference between glint and shimmer

is that glint is a short flash of light while shimmer is a faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.

As verbs the difference between glint and shimmer

is that glint is to flash briefly while shimmer is to shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.

glint

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short flash of light.
    • I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To flash briefly.
  • To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
    • (Robert Burns)

    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.

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