USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which word or words have the same meaning as glimmer?
A
dim light
B
flowing creek
C
foggy valley
D
frightening sight
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some common synonyms of glimmer are flash, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shimmer, and sparkle. While all these words mean “to send forth light, ” glimmer suggests a faint or wavering gleam.

Detailed explanation-2: -lacking clarity or distinctness. “a dim figure in the distance” synonyms: faint, shadowy, vague, wispy indistinct. not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand.

Detailed explanation-3: -A glimmer of light is just a little bit of light, maybe sneaking through the curtains enough to make a flicker on the floor. A glimmer of an idea is just a small inkling of an idea.

Detailed explanation-4: -: to shine faintly or unsteadily. The candles glimmered in the windows. : to give off a subdued unsteady reflection. Her white satin dress glimmered in the dusk. : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality.

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