glimmer of hope

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glimmer of hope

A minute indication that something may improve, succeed, or turn out for the best in the end. Fans clung to a glimmer of hope that their team might score a last-minute touchdown to tie the game. Although peace talks have broken down between the two warring countries, there remains a glimmer of hope that a truce of some kind can still be salvaged.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abhishek	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Zsuzsanna	ZHOO-zhawn-naw	Hungarian
Isak	EE-sahk	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Prasanna	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Odia, Hindi
Swathi	-	Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Mathghamhain	-	Ancient Irish