flimmer

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flimmer

/ˈflɪmə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈflɪmɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪmə(ɹ)

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From blend of flicker + glimmer.

noun flimmers

A flickering glimmer.
One of the delicate lateral filaments typical of some flagella. (mastigoneme)

verb flimmers · flimmering · flimmered

intransitive To glimmer, flicker.
Similar: twinkle, flicker, glimmer

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@misc{flimmer_2026,
  title = {flimmer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flimmer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}