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vacillate, waver, alternate, fluctuate, dither, falter,
tergiversate, Brit haver, hum and haw, Scots swither; delay,
hesitate, dawdle: Stop shilly-shallying and decide whether you
want chocolate or strawberry!
shimmer v. 1 shine, gleam, glow, glimmer, glint, glisten, ripple,
flicker: The desert shimmered like a lake under the relentless
sun.
--n. 2 shimmering, shine, gleam, glow, glimmer, glint, gloss,
flicker, light: As Julia slunk up to the microphone, the
spotlight picked up the shimmer from her black satin gown.
shin v. Usually, shin up. climb, clamber up, scramble up, scale, US
shinny up: The lad shinned up the flag-pole carrying the
banner.
shine v. 1 gleam, glow, shimmer, radiate, beam, glare, flare,
glisten, glitter, coruscate, twinkle, sparkle, scintillate,
glint, flash, flicker: The light of a candle shone from her
window. The stars are shining brightly. I want that brass
polished till it shines. 2 polish, burnish, rub (up or down),
buff, brush, brighten: You'd best shine your shoes before going
for the job interview. 3 excel, surpass, stand out, outshine,
be outstanding or pre-eminent or excellent or prominent or
conspicuous: She had shone at tennis from a very early age, and
first entered Wimbledon when she was twelve.
--n. 4 gleam, glow, shimmer, sparkle, brightness, radiance,
gloss, lustre, sheen, glaze, patina: That shine was achieved
with a little wax and elbow-grease. 5 take a shine to. like, be
attracted to, take a fancy to, fancy: Her Great Dane has taken
a shine to me and likes to sit on my lap.
shiny adj. gleaming, glowing, shimmering, glossy, shimmery, lustrous,
glassy, radiant, bright, beaming, glistening, polished,
burnished, glittering, dazzling, coruscating, twinkling,
sparkling, scintillating, glinting, flashing, flashy,
flickering, lambent, fulgent: She loves riding about in her
shiny new car.
ship n. 1 vessel, (ocean or passenger) liner, steamer, wind-jammer,
cutter: The statue is dedicated to the men who go down to the