shimmer

verb
UK /ˈʃɪm.ər/
US /ˈʃɪm.ɚ/

To shine with a soft, gentle light that seems to move.

The lake shimmered in the evening sun.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A soft, wavering light.

A shimmer of light danced across the wall.

3. To appear to tremble or waver, as in heat haze.

The road shimmered in the midday heat.

4. A faint, unsteady reflection or gleam.

There was a shimmer of silver on the water.