The difference between Shimmer and Twinkle

When used as nouns, shimmer means a faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining, whereas twinkle means a sparkle or glimmer of light.

When used as verbs, shimmer means to shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light, whereas twinkle means to shine with a flickering light.


check bellow for the other definitions of Shimmer and Twinkle

  1. Shimmer as a verb (intransitive):

    To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly

  1. Shimmer as a noun:

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

  1. Twinkle as a verb (of a source of light):

    to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer

    Examples:

    "We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance."

  2. Twinkle as a verb (chiefly, of eyes):

    to be bright with delight

    Examples:

    "His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly."

  3. Twinkle as a verb:

    to bat, blink or wink the eyes

  4. Twinkle as a verb:

    to flit to and fro

  1. Twinkle as a noun:

    a sparkle or glimmer of light

  2. Twinkle as a noun:

    a sparkle of delight in the eyes.

    Examples:

    "He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye."

  3. Twinkle as a noun:

    a flitting movement

  4. Twinkle as a noun (colloquial):

    A brief moment; a twinkling.

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