flicker
Meaning of flicker
- (of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness.
the interior lights flickered, and came on
- make small, quick movements.
her eyelids flickered
Forster's eyes flickered open
- an unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness.
the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes
- a tiny movement.
the flicker of an eyelid
Old English flicorian, flycerian ‘to flutter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to Low German flickern and Dutch flikkeren .
noun
an American woodpecker that often feeds on ants on the ground.
early 19th century: imitative of its call.
Information about flicker
- The plural form of flicker is: flickers.
- Languages in which flicker is used:
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Hyphenation of flicker
flicker
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- flicker is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
flicker synonyms
Meaning spark:
Meaning waver:
waver, flutter, flitter, quiver
Meaning flick:
Meaning shine faintly with a wavering light:
Meaning shine brightly, especially with reflected light:
Meaning burn or shine with a sudden intensity:
Meaning (of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light:
Meaning move up and down lightly and quickly in the air:
Meaning (of a candle or flame) flicker and burn unsteadily:
Meaning (of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint:
Meaning shine brightly with flashes of light:
Meaning shut and open the eyes quickly:
Meaning (of a bright object or a light) shine or flash intermittently:
Meaning shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way:
Meaning emit flashes of light; sparkle:
Meaning (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light:
Meaning shine with a soft, slightly wavering light:
Meaning shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light:
Meaning sparkle; glitter:
Meaning (of light) flash or sparkle:
Meaning destroy (small growths or areas of tissue) using diathermy:
Meaning move continuously and rapidly to and fro:
Meaning (of a person, a part of the body, or the voice) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty:
Meaning move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side:
Meaning shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited:
Meaning (of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion:
Meaning experience sudden involuntary muscular contractions; twitch convulsively:
Meaning move or cause to move with a jerk:
Meaning give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement:
Meaning (of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball:
Meaning (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly:
Meaning blink:
Anagrams of flicker
Words that rhyme with flicker
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