Shimmer vs. Shine
Difference Between Shimmer and Shine
Shimmerverb
To shine with a subdued flickering light
Fireflies shimmered in the night sky.Shineverb
To emit light.
Shimmerverb
To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light
The moon shimmered on the pond's surface.Shineverb
To reflect light; glint or glisten.
Shimmernoun
A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.
Shineverb
To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.
Shimmerverb
(intransitive) To shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly
Shineverb
To be immediately apparent
Delight shone in her eyes.Shimmernoun
A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.
Shineverb
To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).
Shimmernoun
a weak and tremulous light;
the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathersthe play of light on the waterShineverb
past tense and past participle shined To make glossy or bright by polishing.
Shimmerverb
shine with a weak or fitful light;
Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlightShinenoun
Brightness from a source of light; radiance.
Shimmerverb
give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
Shinenoun
Brightness from reflected light; luster.
Shinenoun
A shoeshine.
Shinenoun
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendor.
Shinenoun
Fair weather
rain or shine.Shinenoun
shines(Informal) Pranks or tricks.
Shinenoun
(Slang) Whiskey; moonshine.
Shinenoun
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.
Shineverb
(intransitive) To emit light.
Shineverb
(intransitive) To reflect light.
Shineverb
(intransitive) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.Shineverb
(intransitive) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
Shineverb
(intransitive) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
Shineverb
(intransitive) To be immediately apparent.
Shineverb
(transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.Shineverb
(transitive) To cause to shine, as a light.
Shineverb
To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on themShineverb
(transitive) To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.Shineverb
To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
Shinenoun
Brightness from a source of light.
Shinenoun
Brightness from reflected light.
Shinenoun
Excellence in quality or appearance.
Shinenoun
Shoeshine.
Shinenoun
Sunshine.
Shinenoun
(slang) Moonshine.
Shinenoun
(cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
Shinenoun
(slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
She's certainly taken a shine to you.Shinenoun
A caper; an antic; a row.
Shinenoun
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
Shineverb
be bright by reflecting or casting light;
Drive carefully--the wet road reflectsShineverb
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light;
The sun shone bright that dayThe fire beamed on their facesShineverb
be shiny, as if wet;
His eyes were glisteningShineverb
be distinguished or eminent;
His talent shinesShineverb
be clear and obvious;
A shining exampleShineverb
especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink;
Her face glowed when she came out of the saunaShineverb
throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.);
Shine the light on that window, pleaseShineverb
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;
Light fell on her faceThe sun shone on the fieldsThe light struck the golden necklaceA strange sound struck my earsShineverb
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion;
She was beaming with joyHer face radiated with happinessShineverb
(of surfaces) make shine;
shine the silver, pleasepolish my shoes
