Flicker Definition

flĭkər
flickered, flickering, flickers
verb
flickered, flickering, flickers
To flap the wings rapidly, as in hovering; flutter.
Webster's New World
To move with a quick, light, wavering motion.
Webster's New World
To burn or shine unsteadily, as a candle in the wind.
Webster's New World
To cause to flicker or waver.
Webster's New World
To be displayed with fluctuating brightness.
A movie flickered on the screen.
American Heritage
noun
flickers
A brief movement; a tremor.
American Heritage
An act or instance of flickering.
Webster's New World
A dart of flame or light, as in a flickering fire.
Webster's New World
A brief or slight sensation.
A flicker of doubt.
American Heritage
A look or feeling that comes and goes quickly.
A flicker of fear crossed his face.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Flicker

Noun

Singular:
flicker
Plural:
flickers

Origin of Flicker

  • From Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flutter”). Akin to Dutch flikkeren (“to flutter”).

    From Wiktionary

  • 1808, American English, probably echoic of the bird's call, or from the white spotted plumage which appears to flicker.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English flikeren to flutter from Old English flicerian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps from flick

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • flick +‎ -er

    From Wiktionary

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