(v. i.) To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp.
(n.) A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light; also, a gleam.
(n.) Mica. See Mica.
Example Sentences:
(1) Colin Ellis, European economist at Daiwa Securities SMBC, said: "Today's PMI data will only fan the glimmers of hope that have started to appear in recent weeks.
(2) Any charity needs to be clear how it will do its work – any new one needs to be clear how to get from the glimmer in somebody's eye to doing great work.
(3) But by the way, the glimmer of positive news for our group was we won the 29 and younger.” Gabbard, 34, an Iraq war veteran and now representative for Hawaii, became the fourth member of Congress to endorse Sanders.
(4) Gianni Infantino’s victory offers Fifa a glimmer of hope amid the gloom Read more David Gill, the FA director who also sits on the executive committee at both Uefa and Fifa, said Infantino’s election was “a good day for football”, while the American Fifa executive committee member Sunil Gulati also hailed it as “a good day for the sport”.
(5) A mid the Syrian chaos of carnage, starvation and evacuation, there is a tiny glimmer of hope.
(6) The Met Office was able to offer a faint glimmer of hope that an end to the protracted cold snap could be in sight.
(7) One glimmer of hope remains on the horizon, with successful full-scale trials of tidal and wave power technology
(8) La Grange was at pains to make it clear that as a child she showed not a glimmer of the incipient political sensibility that some white South Africans I have met claim to have had.
(9) Throughout each area there are randomly placed treasure chests stuffed with loot, either cash in the form of Glimmers which can be used to buy items and upgrades, or natural resources known as Engrams.
(10) Forecasters have learned to dampen expectations since the infamous barbecue summer of 2009, but forecasters have still been trying to give a glimmer of good cheer.
(11) Instead he wanted to focus less on new measures than on the light now clearly glimmering at the end of the tunnel.
(12) To conquer his fear of women, Kris is introduced to a room full of glimmering bikini models and instructed to give them oil massages while keeping up scintillating conversation.
(13) ' " Environmentalists see glimmers of hope in places such as Jiuquan that this might one day change.
(14) Other late polls and some early voting figures still suggest glimmers of hope for Democrats, particularly in North Carolina and New Hampshire, where the party’s candidates remain marginally ahead.
(15) Obama did not mention the furore surrounding Ahmed’s arrest when he made brief remarks on the White House lawn on Monday night, but he did appeal to schools and parents to nurture any “glimmers of curiosity” shown by children in science, for the good not only of their future but of society.
(16) The lovey-dovey duo – glimmers of spontaneous affection, particularly those initiated by Jay Z, sent the crowd into a frenzy – began with Bonnie & Clyde, with Beyonce seductively walking into view to reveal a fishnet leotard and matching ski mask.
(17) The Bilbao Guggenheim is a treaty port negotiated with the burghers of this rather down-at-heel city, part bullion vault and part glimmering mirage to cow and dazzle the natives.
(18) Examining the development of what is called allied health, one can see a picture of how the American health care system has evolved and, perhaps, a glimmer of its future.
(19) When power was just a glimmer on the horizon, Conservative MPs used to delight in attacking Labour's recruitment of political sympathisers as government special advisers and spin doctors – in spite of the fact that many of the new Tory leadership, David Cameron and George Osborne among them, had themselves cut their teeth in such jobs.
(20) The Met Office would not be drawn on anything too specific beyond 11 August, leaving a glimmer of hope that a late burst of sunny days could be in store.
Spark
Definition:
(n.) A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
(n.) A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
(n.) That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle.
(n.) A brisk, showy, gay man.
(n.) A lover; a gallant; a beau.
(v. i.) To sparkle.
(v. i.) To play the spark, beau, or lover.
Example Sentences:
(1) But the Franco-British spat sparked by Dave's rejection of Angela and Nicolas's cunning plan to save the euro has been given wings by news the US credit agencies may soon strip France of its triple-A rating and is coming along very nicely, thank you. "
(2) Gove said in the interview that he did not want to be Tory leader, claiming that he lacked the "extra spark of charisma and star quality" possessed by others.
(3) The "Dream Toys" for Christmas list includes a few old favourites alongside some new, and sparkly, additions.
(4) The countries have accused each other of cross-border attacks and there are fears the current tension could spark a wider war with Nkunda at its centre.
(5) The cost-cutting shakeup is being overseen by NHS England, but is already sparking a series of local political battles over the future of services, and exposes the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to fresh criticism after his controversial role in the junior doctors dispute.
(6) The army has said it will deploy troops on the streets on that day, while the president says he may introduce a state of emergency if, as expected, the protests spark widespread civil unrest.
(7) The protests have sparked an exodus of Chinese nationals, many of whom have fled to neighbouring countries or further.
(8) Increased wear-resistance of microsurgical instruments by facing, electric spark alloying and vacuum surfacing increases the working life of the instruments by 1.5-3 times.
(9) It was sparked by Ferguson's decision to sue Magnier over the lucrative stud fees now being earned by retired racehorse Rock of Gibraltar, which the Scot used to co-own.
(10) I think it would have been appropriate and right and respectful of people’s feelings to have done so.” There was also confusion over Labour policy sparked by conflicting comments made by Corbyn and his new shadow work and pensions secretary, Owen Smith.
(11) He was the peaceful activist whose sudden disappearance into a phalanx of riot police on a Baltimore street sparked a viral panic.
(12) The incident in Aswan that sparked Sunday's protest was an attack on a church that attackers claimed was being built illegally.
(13) The amendment has sparked a particular backlash against the senator widely regarded as responsible for the decision, Ahmed Yerima, who is reported to have married a 13-year old Egyptian girl.
(14) We have designated this phenomenon the sparking of growth, in which cholestanol satisfies an overall membrane sterol requirement and ergosterol fulfills a high specificity sparking function.
(15) Despite reasonable evidence suggesting the plot letter is a hoax , it has sparked debate in the city, with far right groups looking to capitalise while some prominent Muslims claim the allegations are baseless and rooted in Islamophobia.
(16) As the later Spark might have said, a mortal sin against the commandment to love beauty wherever one may find it.
(17) Griffin vowed to lodge a complaint at the "unfair" way the Question Time programme was produced, despite the BNP's claims that his appearance sparked the "biggest single recruitment night in the party's history".
(18) He claimed the blaze was sparked by overheated cables setting light to stacks of toilet roll.
(19) Some of the world’s largest investment firms have thrown their weight behind efforts to combat smoking, sparking renewed calls for UK local authorities to divest all their shares in the tobacco industry from their pension fund investments.
(20) The results surpassed all expectations and the change process has instilled a new sense of pride among nurses at the hospital and sparked the development of training sessions for other nurses in the region.