Flicker

['flɪkə] or ['flɪkɚ]

Definition

(noun.) North American woodpecker.

(noun.) a momentary flash of light.

(verb.) move back and forth very rapidly; 'the candle flickered'.

(verb.) flash intermittently; 'The lights flicked on and off'.

(verb.) shine unsteadily; 'The candle flickered'.

Inputed by Andre--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

(v. i.) To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.

(n.) The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.

(n.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.

Inputed by Claude

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Flutter.[2]. Fluctuate, waver, float.

Editor: Moore

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Flutter, quiver, bicker, falter, waver, glimmer, shimmer, scintillate

ANT:Stream, blaze, gleam, shine, beam

Editor: Yvonne

Definition

v.i. to flutter and move the wings as a bird: to burn unsteadily as a flame.—n. an act of flickering a flickering movement.—v.i. Flicht′er (Scot.) to flutter quiver.—adv. Flick′eringly.

Typist: Natalie

Examples

Editor: Lorna

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