glim
/ɡlɪm/
noun
- A light, especially a small or faint one; a gleam or glow.
- He saw a distant glim of a campfire through the trees.
- The old lantern gave off a weak glim that barely lit the room.
- The only glim in the cave came from a crack in the ceiling.
- A source of light, such as a candle or lamp.
- The sailor used a small glim to check the map in the dark.
- They carried a glim with them as they explored the tunnel.
- She lit a glim to read by during the power outage.
verb
- To shine faintly; to gleam or glow.
- A single firefly glimmed in the garden.
- The stars glimmed through the thin clouds.
- The distant city lights glimmed on the horizon.
- To look or glance quickly; to peek.
- He glimmed over his shoulder to see if anyone was following.
- The child glimmed at the presents under the tree.
- She glimmed at the letter before hiding it in her pocket.