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flicker
('fl/I/k/@/r )

noun (n)

  • a momentary flash of light(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    glint, spark
    source: wordnet30
  • North American woodpecker(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of moving back and forth(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    flutter, waver
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • move back and forth very rapidly(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The candle flickered.
    Synonym:
    flitter, flutter, quiver, waver
    source: wordnet30
  • shine unsteadily(verb.weather)
    Example:
    The candle flickered.
    Synonym:
    flick
    source: wordnet30
  • flash intermittently(verb.perception)
    source: wordnet30
  • To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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