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flimmer

/ˈflɪmɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flim-mer
IPA
/ˈflɪmɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flickering glimmer.

noun

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

verb

To glimmer, flicker.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From blend of flicker + glimmer.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈflɪmɚ/
  • British English: /ˈflɪmə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

flimmers (plural) flimmers (present, singular) flimmering (participle, present) flimmered (participle, past) flimmered (past)

Synonyms

twinkle flicker glimmer

Rhymes With

primer swimmer simmer glimmer tremor shimmer trimmer string trimmer dimmer jimmer strimmer limmer

Questions

How do you pronounce flimmer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɪmɚ/.
What does flimmer mean?
A flickering glimmer.
Where does flimmer come from?
From blend of flicker + glimmer.

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