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flicker
1[ flik-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light; blink on and off:
The candle flickered in the draft and went out.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
The long grasses flickered in the wind.
- to flutter:
Her eyelids flickered, the only sign she'd been startled.
- to appear or occur briefly:
A smile flickered across his face.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to flicker:
She flickered the lights quickly to attract their attention.
noun
- an unsteady flame or light:
A dim flicker of lamplight was all that illuminated the room.
- a flickering movement:
The flicker of the snake's tongue was hypnotizing.
- a brief occurrence or appearance:
The thought of reinforcements gave them a flicker of hope.
- Often ڱ·. Slang. flick 2.
- Ophthalmology. the visual sensation of flickering that occurs when the interval between intermittent flashes of light is too long to permit fusion.
flicker
2[ flik-er ]
noun
- any of several American woodpeckers of the genus Colaptes, having the underside of the wings and tail brightly marked with yellow or red and noted for taking insects from the ground as well as trees.
flicker
1/ ˈڱɪə /
verb
- intr to shine with an unsteady or intermittent light
a candle flickers
- intr to move quickly to and fro; quiver, flutter, or vibrate
- tr to cause to flicker
noun
- an unsteady or brief light or flame
- a swift quivering or fluttering movement
- a visual sensation, often seen in a television image, produced by periodic fluctuations in the brightness of light at a frequency below that covered by the persistence of vision
- the flickerplural a US word for flick 2
flicker
2/ ˈڱɪə /
noun
- any North American woodpecker of the genus Colaptes , esp C. auratus ( yellow-shafted flicker ), which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail
Derived Forms
- ˈڱ, adjective
- ˈڱԲ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ڱ··Բ· adverb
- ڱ·· adjective
- ܲ·ڱ··Բ adjective
- un·ڱ··Բ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of flicker1
Origin of flicker2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of flicker1
Origin of flicker2
Example Sentences
At each location, a vintage sign flickers, inviting guests to step into a throwback American scene or capture it with a camera.
"There's that mockingbird out there," Wayne tells Stella, as smiles flicker across their faces.
They were all the same: tube lights flickering, the air thick with the stench of decay and antiseptic.
There are pine forests, waterfalls, wildflowers and more than 50 species of endangered or threatened plants, along with the colorful flickers and chirps of more than 490 species of birds.
As soon as my feet left the ocean floor and I could no longer feel what was beneath me, I thought I saw something flicker out of the corner of my eye.
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