glimmer

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

glim·mer (glĭmʹər)n.
1. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
2. A faint manifestation or indication; a trace:
a glimmer of understanding.intr.v. glim·mered, glim·mer·ing, glim·mers
1. To emit a dim or intermittent light. See Synonyms at flash.
2. To appear faintly or indistinctly:
Hope still glimmered in our minds. [Middle English glimeren, to glitter, glimmer. See ghel-² in Indo-European Roots.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inkling, intimation, glimmering, gleam, gleaming