7 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun a weak and tremulous light
verb shine with a weak or fitful light
verb give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
originFrom Middle English schimeren, from Old English sċymrian, sċimrian, sċimerian, from Proto-Germanic *skimarōną. Cognate with Dutch schemeren, German schimmern.
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