flicker
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪkə(r)
[edit] Etymology 1
(American English) woodpecker
[edit] Noun
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flicker (plural flickers)
[edit] Translations
an unsteady flash of light
a short moment
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Verb
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to flicker (third-person singular simple present flickers, present participle flickering, simple past and past participle flickered)
- (intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily. To burn or shine with a wavering light.
- (intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
- 1908: Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
- The ruddy brick floor smiled up at the smoky ceiling; the oaken settles, shiny with long wear, exchanged cheerful glances with each other; plates on the dresser grinned at pots on the shelf, and the merry firelight flickered and played over everything without distinction.
- 1908: Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
[edit] Translations
to burn or shine unsteadily
to keep going on and off
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