Flicker meaning
The definition of flicker is to burn or shine in an unsteady way, or to flare up and die down, appear briefly or flutter rapidly.
When the flame of a candle is alternatively bright and then less bright this is an example of when a candle flickers.
When emotion comes to your face for just a moment but then goes away, this is an example of flicker.
When a light is running out of electricity but blinks off and on, this is an example of when the light flickers.
verb
A brief movement; a tremor.
noun
An inconstant or wavering light.
noun
A brief or slight sensation.
A flicker of doubt.
noun
To move waveringly; flutter.
Shadows flickering on the wall.
verb
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To appear briefly.
A smile flickered on her face.
verb
To cause to move waveringly.
verb
Any of various large woodpeckers of the genus Colaptes of the Americas, having a long tail and large feet and often foraging on the ground, especially C. auratus, the northern flicker.
noun
To flap the wings rapidly, as in hovering; flutter.
verb
To move with a quick, light, wavering motion.
verb
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To burn or shine unsteadily, as a candle in the wind.
verb
To cause to flicker or waver.
verb
An act or instance of flickering.
noun
A dart of flame or light, as in a flickering fire.
noun
A look or feeling that comes and goes quickly.
A flicker of fear crossed his face.
noun
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Any of various visual effects, as a fluctuation in brightness on a video screen or in the clarity of the image being projected on a film screen.
noun
Any of several North American woodpeckers (genus Colaptes); esp., the yellow-shafted flicker.
noun
An irregular sequence of frames in a movie or video image. The first flicker effect came from movie projectors that were out of synchronization with the film frames. See judder, interlace and flicker fusion rate.
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(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily. To burn or shine with a wavering light.
verb
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A flicker is defined as a tiny movement of light, or an expression of emotion that comes and goes quickly.
The flame of a candle that is bright and then weaker is an example of the flicker of the candle.
When an evil person feels kindness just for a second, this is an example of a flicker of kindness.
noun
Origin of flicker
- 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
- 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
- flick + -er
From Wiktionary