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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: , , , , ,to move to and fro; vibrate; quiver.
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.
Slang.ĢżOften flickers flick.
Ophthalmology.Ģżthe 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/ Ė“Ś±ōÉŖ°ģÉ /
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
(plural) a US word for flick 2
flicker
2/ Ė“Ś±ōÉŖ°ģÉ /
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
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- flickeringly adverb
- flickery adjective
- unflickering adjective
- unflickeringly adverb
- Ė“Ś±ō¾±³¦°ģ±š°ł²ā adjective
- Ė“Ś±ō¾±³¦°ģ±š°ł¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of flicker1
Origin of flicker2
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of flicker1
Origin of flicker2
Example Sentences
Speaking from his hospital bed, Mr Ramesh said the lights inside the aircraft "started flickering" moments after take off.
Six decades later, though, āDance to the Musicā still communicates a sense of boundless joy ā even as it puts across a flicker of doubt about going so nice-and-smiley.
While I firmly believe moviegoing audiences should be less averse to slow pacing, thereās an almost prideful lack of explanation for the context of images flickering across the screen.
All eyes ā and cellphones ā were focused upward at the flickering white cubes.
In an international school in Lisbon, the electricity flickered on and off for a while, then gave up, teacher Emily Thorowgood said.
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