English-Thai Dictionary
glim
N แหล่ง สิ่ง ที่ ให้ แสง แสงไฟ แสงเทียน laeng sing-ti-hai-saeng
glimmer
N แสง สลัว แสง มัวๆ glitter shimmer saeng-sa-lua
glimmer
VI ให้ แสง สลัว มัวๆ สลัว gleam glisten hai-saeng-sa-lua
glimmering
N การ ส่ง แสง สลัว
glimpse
VI เหลือบมอง เหลือบดู ชำเลือง ชายตามอง glance stare liaeb-mong
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GLIMMER
v.i. 1. To shoot feeble or scattered rays of light; as the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp.
When rosy morning glimmer'd o'er the dales.
The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day.
2. To shine faintly; to give a feeble light.
Mild evening glimmered on the lawn.
GLIMMER
n.A faint light; feeble scattered rays of light. 1. In mineralogy, mica, glist, muscovy-glass; a mineral resulting from crystallization, but rarely found in regular crystals. usually it appears in thin, flexible, elastic lamins, which exhibit a high polish and strong luster. It is an essential ingredient in granite, gneiss, and mica slate.
GLIMMERING
ppr. Shining faintly; shooting feeble scattered rays of light.
GLIMMERING
n.A faint beaming of light. 1. A faint view.
GLIMPSE
n.glims. 1. A weak faint light.
Such vast room in Nature,
Only to shine, yet scarce to contribute
Each orb a glimpse of light.
2. A flash of light; as the lightning's glimpse.
3. Transient luster.
One glimpse of glory to my issue give.
4. A short transitory view. He saw at a glimpse the design of the enemy.
5. Short fleeting enjoyment; as a glimpse of delight.
6. Exhibition of a faint resemblance.
GLIMPSE
v.i.To appear by glimpses.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GLIM
GLIM Glim, n.
1. Brightness; splendor. [Obs. ]
2. A light or candle. [Slang ] Dickens. Douse the glim, put out the light. [Slang ]
GLIMMER
Glim "mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glimmered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glimmering. ]Etym: [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly, glow, Sw. glimma, Dan. glimre, D. glimmen, glimpen. See Gleam a ray, and cf. Glimpse. ]
Defn: To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp. The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. Shak.
Syn. -- To gleam; to glitter. See Gleam, Flash.
GLIMMER
GLIMMER Glim "mer, n.
1. A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam. Gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls. Tennyson.
2. Mica. See Mica. Woodsward. Glimmer gowk, an owl. [Prov. Eng. ] Tennyson.
GLIMMERING
GLIMMERING Glim "mer *ing, n.
1. Faint, unsteady light; a glimmer. South.
2. A faint view or idea; a glimpse; an inkling.
GLIMPSE
Glimpse, n. Etym: [For glimse, from the root of glimmer. ]
1. A sudden flash; transient luster. LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran. Milton.
2. A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight. Here hid by shrub wood, there by glimpses seen. S. Rogers.
3. A faint idea; an inkling.
GLIMPSE
Glimpse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glimpsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Glimpsing.]
Defn: to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses. Drayton.
GLIMPSE
GLIMPSE Glimpse, v. t.
Defn: To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of. Some glimpsing and no perfect sight. Chaucer.
New American Oxford Dictionary
glim
glim |glim ɡlɪm | ▶noun archaic, informal a candle or lantern. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting brightness ): perhaps an abbreviation of glimmer. The current sense dates from the late 17th cent.
glimmer
glim mer |ˈglimər ˈɡlɪmər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] shine faintly with a wavering light: the moonlight glimmered on the lawn | (as adj. glimmering ) : pools of glimmering light. ▶noun a faint or wavering light. • a faint sign of a feeling or quality, esp. a desirable one: there is one glimmer of hope for Becky. DERIVATIVES glim mer ing ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish glimra and Danish glimre.
glimmering
glim mer ing |ˈgliməriNG ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ | ▶noun a glimmer: the glimmering of an idea.
glimpse
glimpse |glimps ɡlɪm (p )s | ▶noun a momentary or partial view: she caught a glimpse of the ocean | a glimpse into the world of the wealthy. ▶verb [ with obj. ] see or perceive briefly or partially: he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade. • [ no obj. ] archaic shine or appear faintly or intermittently: glowworms glimpsing in the dark. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘shine faintly ’): probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German glimsen, also to glimmer .
Oxford Dictionary
glim
glim |glɪm | ▶noun archaic, informal a candle or lantern. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting brightness ): perhaps an abbreviation of glimmer. The current sense dates from the late 17th cent.
glimmer
glim |mer |ˈglɪmə | ▶verb [ no obj. ] shine faintly with a wavering light: the moonlight glimmered on the lawn | (as adj. glimmering ) : pools of glimmering light. ▶noun 1 a faint or wavering light. 2 a faint sign of a feeling or quality, especially a desirable one: there is one glimmer of hope for Becky. DERIVATIVES glimmeringly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish glimra and Danish glimre.
glimmering
glim ¦mer |ing |ˈglɪm (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun a glimmer.
glimpse
glimpse |glɪm (p )s | ▶noun a momentary or partial view: she caught a glimpse of the ocean. • a brief insight or indication: during the interview he offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse of television. ▶verb [ with obj. ] see or perceive briefly or partially: he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade. • [ no obj. ] archaic shine or appear faintly or intermittently: glow-worms glimpsing in the dark. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘shine faintly ’): probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German glimsen, also to glimmer .
American Oxford Thesaurus
glimmer
glimmer verb moonlight glimmered on the lawn: gleam, shine, glint, flicker, shimmer, glisten, glow, twinkle, sparkle, glitter, wink, flash; literary glister. ▶noun 1 a glimmer of light: gleam, glint, flicker, shimmer, glow, twinkle, sparkle, flash, ray. 2 a glimmer of hope: gleam, flicker, ray, trace, sign, suggestion, hint.
glimpse
glimpse noun a glimpse of her face: brief look, quick look; glance, peek, peep; sight, sighting. ▶verb he glimpsed a figure: catch sight of, notice, discern, spot, spy, sight, pick out, make out; literary espy, descry.
Oxford Thesaurus
glimmer
glimmer verb moonlight glimmered on the lawn: gleam, shine, glint, flicker, shimmer, glisten, glow, twinkle, sparkle, glitter, catch the light, blink, wink, flash; literary glister; rare scintillate, coruscate, fulgurate, effulge, luminesce, incandesce, phosphoresce. ▶noun 1 a faint glimmer of light: gleam, glint, flicker, shimmer, glow, twinkle, sparkle, blink, flash, ray. 2 a glimmer of hope: gleam, glimmering, flicker, ray, trace, faint sign, scintilla, suggestion, hint.
glimpse
glimpse noun a fleeting glimpse of her face: brief look, quick look; glance, peek, peep; sight, sighting; French coup d'œil. ▶verb he glimpsed a figure standing in the shade: catch sight of, catch /get a glimpse of, see briefly, get a sight of, notice, discern, spot, spy, sight, note, pick out, make out; Brit. informal clock; literary espy, descry.
Duden Dictionary
Glima
Gli ma Substantiv, feminin , die |Gl i ma |die Glima; Genitiv: der Glima isländisch alte, noch heute übliche Form des Ringkampfes in Island
glimmen
glim men starkes und schwaches Verb |gl i mmen |starkes, auch schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch glimmen, verwandt mit gleißen (ohne Flamme ) schwach brennen oder glühen die Zigaretten glommen (gehoben )/glimmten in der Dunkelheit | unter der Asche hat noch das Feuer geglommen (gehoben )/geglimmt | figurativ eine letzte Hoffnung glomm noch in ihr
Glimmentladung
Glimm ent la dung Substantiv, feminin Elektrotechnik , die |Gl i mmentladung |Gasentladung, bei der gleichzeitig an den Elektroden eine schwach glühende Lichterscheinung und zwischen ihnen eine leuchtende Säule entsteht
Glimmer
Glim mer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gl i mmer |der Glimmer; Genitiv: des Glimmers, Plural: die Glimmer zu glimmern 1 glänzendes Mineral, das in vielen Gesteinen in blättrig tafelartiger Form vorkommt 2 a selten schwacher Glanz, Schimmer b glitzernde, glänzende Substanz
glimmern
glim mern schwaches Verb |gl i mmern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch glimmer (e )n = glänzen, leuchten, Iterativ-Intensiv-Bildung zu glimmen schimmern, schwach glänzen ein Rotlicht glimmerte am Armaturenbrett | glimmernde Granite
Glimmerschiefer
Glim mer schie fer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gl i mmerschiefer |
Glimmlampe
Glimm lam pe Substantiv, feminin Elektrotechnik , die |Gl i mmlampe |meist als Signal- oder Kontrolllampe verwendete, überwiegend mit Neon gefüllte, kleine Lampe, die das bei der Glimmentladung entstehende rötlich glimmende Licht nutzt
Glimmstängel
Glimm stän gel Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Gl i mmstängel |seit Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts zunächst als Ersatzwort für »Zigarre « verwendet Zigarette
Glimpf
Glimpf Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gl i mpf |der Glimpf; Genitiv: des Glimpf [e ]s mittelhochdeutsch g (e )limpf, althochdeutsch gilimpf = angemessenes Benehmen, zu mittelhochdeutsch gelimpfen, althochdeutsch gilimpfen = etwas angemessen tun, rücksichtsvoll sein, ursprünglich = schlaff, locker sein in der Fügung mit Glimpf gehoben veraltet glimpflich wir sind mit Glimpf davongekommen
Glimpf
Glimpf Substantiv, maskulin schweizerisch , der |Gl i mpf |der Glimpf; Genitiv: des Glimpf [e ]s, Plural: die Glimpfe Herkunft ungeklärt, vielleicht identisch mit spätmittelhochdeutsch glimpf = herabhängendes Gürtelende als Zierrat Nadel zum Durchziehen 1
glimpflich
glimpf lich Adjektiv |gl i mpflich |mittelhochdeutsch gelimpflich, althochdeutsch gilimpflīh, zu Glimpf oder zu mittelhochdeutsch gelimpf = angemessen, zu: gelimpfen (Glimpf ) 1 ohne größeren Schaden, ohne schlimme Folgen [abgehend ] der glimpfliche Ausgang einer Sache | glimpflich abgehen, verlaufen | das lief gerade noch einmal glimpflich ab 2 mild, schonend, nachsichtig ein glimpfliches Urteil | er behandelte ihn nicht gerade glimpflich
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
glimmer
glim mer /ɡlɪ́mə r /名詞 C 1 かすかな光, ちらちらする光 ▸ a glimmer of light かすかな光 2 おぼろげに感じられるもの ; わずか ▸ Not a glimmer .｟英 くだけて ｠(質問に答えて )少しもわからない 動詞 自動詞 1 かすかに光る, ちらちら光る .2 ぼんやり見える [現れる ].
glimmering
gl í m mer ing 名詞 C 1 かすかな光 .2 かすかなしるし, おぼろげな感知 ▸ have [get ] a glimmering of A Aを薄々知っている [感づく ]形容詞 かすかに光る ; ぼんやり見える ▸ a glimmering light 微光
glimpse
glimpse /ɡlɪm (p )s /〖語源は 「わずかな光 (gleam )」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /C 1 «…が » ちらりと見えること , 一見 «of » (→glance )▸ occasional glimpses of sunshine 時々ちらちらと輝く日光 ▸ I caught [got ] a glimpse of something flying through the air .何かが空を飛んでいるのがちらっと見えた 2 «…を » 少し理解 [経験 ]すること «of , into » ▸ The incident offered [provided ] a glimpse of their strategy .その事件で彼らの戦略が少し見えた (!対象がふだん見られない世界の様子などのとき, ofの代わりにしばしばinto ) .3 ｟古 ｠やわらかい [ほのかな ]光 .動詞 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉 (たまたま )〈人 物 〉をちらりと目にする, 見かける (→glance )▸ Lisa glimpsed someone following behind her .だれかが後を付けているのがリサにはちらっと見えた 2 …を少し体験 [理解 ]する, かいま見る ▸ He glimpsed death .彼は危うく死ぬところだった 自動詞 «…を » ちらりと見る «at » ; ｟古 ｠ちらりと [かすかに ]見える .
The Wordsmith Dictionary