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
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Shimmer as a verb (intransitive):
To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly
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Shimmer as a noun:
A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.
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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."
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Twinkle as a verb (chiefly, of eyes):
to be bright with delight
Examples:
"His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly."
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Twinkle as a verb:
to bat, blink or wink the eyes
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Twinkle as a verb:
to flit to and fro
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Twinkle as a noun:
a sparkle or glimmer of light
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Twinkle as a noun:
a sparkle of delight in the eyes.
Examples:
"He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye."
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Twinkle as a noun:
a flitting movement
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Twinkle as a noun (colloquial):
A brief moment; a twinkling.