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noun

Flicker n.

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

(Zool.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. "The cackle of the flicker among the oaks."

verb

Flicker v. i. (past & past part. flickered; pres. part. flickering)

To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. "And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing."

To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. "The shadows flicker to fro."

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Etymology of 'Flicker'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Flicker" Quotes from Famous Books

... reflected that he himself was to blame. He had undeniably been careless. In the very act of leading he had allowed his eyes to flicker sideways to see how Sally was taking this exhibition of science, and he had paid the penalty. Nevertheless, he was piqued. He shimmered about the ring, thinking it over. And the more he thought it over, the less did he approve of his young assistant's ...

— The Adventures of Sally • P. G. Wodehouse

... make a flicker and flash like that. I tell you, it's a submarine, and the home of the Radicals. That's why we couldn't find them. That's where our Russian disappeared to that night on the bridge. That's where the shots came from. Remember right from the ...

— Triple Spies • Roy J. Snell

... a flicker of matches as they were applied to the fuses, and then a splutter of sparks. An instant later it seemed as if the whole heavens ...

— Tom Swift in Captivity • Victor Appleton

... face was pale, the lines on it standing out in sharp ridges; but not by so much as the flicker of an eyelid did he betray the slightest nervousness. Yet Tad Butler realized fully the perilous nature of his undertaking, and that the least mistake on his part or on the part of those above him might mean a sudden end ...

— The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies • Frank Gee Patchin

... At no name had Bertram detected so much as the flicker of an eyelid; and with a glance half-admiring, half-chagrined, he fell back ...

— Miss Billy • Eleanor H. Porter

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