shimmer

[/ˈʃɪmər/]

verb/nounpl: shimmers

cintilação; brilho tremulante

1. (verb) To shine with a soft, wavering light; to gleam faintly and intermittently

The lake shimmered in the moonlight.

O lago cintelava à luz da lua.

2. (verb) To appear to move with a wavering or undulating motion

Heat waves shimmered on the asphalt.

Ondas de calor cintilavam no asfalto.

3. (noun) A soft, wavering light or shine

There was a shimmer of gold in her hair.

Havia um brilho tremeluzente de ouro em seu cabelo.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

cintilação; brilho tremulante

most common usage

São Paulo

tremeluzir; brilho flutuante

alternative term

Rio de Janeiro

cintilação; brilho oscilante

regional variant

Portugal

cintilação; luz tremulante

European Portuguese equivalent

shimmer and shine

a shimmer of hope

shimmer in the distance

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