Their scales shimmer in the sunlight.

Meaning: This sentence describes the fish's scales shining and reflecting the sunlight.

Choice of Words: Scales are the small, hard plates that cover the body of a fish. Shimmer means to shine with a faint, flickering light. Sunlight is the light from the sun.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Their scales shimmer like jewels in the sunlight.
• Bright scales shimmer in sunlight.
• Scales shimmer like silver jewels.
• Shiny scales shimmer in sun's rays.
• Colorful scales shimmer.
• Scales shimmer brightly.
• Fish leaped from the water, their silver scales glistening in the sunlight like tiny mirrors.
• Their scales reflected sunlight like tiny mirrors.
• Their feathers shimmer, catching the sunlight.
• Their colors shimmer in the sunlight.