All 4 Uses of
glimmer
in
Moby Dick
- At last I slid off into a light doze, and had pretty nearly made a good offing towards the land of Nod, when I heard a heavy footfall in the passage, and saw a glimmer of light come into the room from under the door.†
Chpt 1-3
- At that moment Starbuck caught sight of Stubb's face slowly beginning to glimmer into sight.†
Chpt 118-120
- At the first faintest glimmering of the dawn, his iron voice was heard from aft,—"Man the mast-heads!†
Chpt 130-132 *
- A pale, death-glimmer lit up Fedallah's sunken eyes; a hideous motion gnawed his mouth.†
Chpt 133-135 *
Definitions:
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(glimmer as in: glimmering lights) a dim, wavering, or reflected light
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(glimmer as in: a glimmer of hope) a slight indication of something -- such as hope or interest