1. Plural of glimmering; faint or wavering light; a soft, flickering glow.
2. Plural of glimmering; faint or vague signs or indications of something; hints or glimpses.
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The glimmerings of candlelight danced across the old stone walls.
• Stars produced only faint glimmerings through the thick clouds.
• She had glimmerings of hope that the situation might improve.
• The scientist detected glimmerings of a pattern in the experimental data.
• In the distance, we saw the glimmerings of the city lights.
• He showed only glimmerings of understanding during the difficult lecture.