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Flicker

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Noun

1. flicker, glint, spark

a momentary flash of light

2. flicker

North American woodpecker

3. flicker, flutter, waver

the act of moving back and forth

Verb

4. flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver, waver

move back and forth very rapidly

Example Sentences:
'the candle flickered'

5. flick, flicker

shine unsteadily

Example Sentences:
'The candle flickered'

6. flick, flicker

flash intermittently

Example Sentences:
'The lights flicked on and off'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flicker

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verb
1. (intransitive)
to shine with an unsteady or intermittent light
a candle flickers
2. (intransitive)
to move quickly to and fro; quiver, flutter, or vibrate
3. (transitive)
to cause to flicker
noun
4. 
an unsteady or brief light or flame
5. 
a swift quivering or fluttering movement
6. 
a visual sensation, often seen in a television image, produced by periodic fluctuations in the brightness of light at a frequency below that covered by the persistence of vision
7.  the flickers
noun
any North American woodpecker of the genus Colaptes, esp C. auratus (yellow-shafted flicker), which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail

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Flicker

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verb intransitive
1. 
to flap the wings rapidly, as in hovering; flutter
said of a bird
2. 
to move with a quick, light, wavering motion
3. 
to burn or shine unsteadily, as a candle in the wind
verb transitive
4. 
to cause to flicker or waver
noun
5. 
an act or instance of flickering
6. 
a dart of flame or light, as in a flickering fire
7. 
a look or feeling that comes and goes quickly
a flicker of fear crossed his face
8. 
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Flicker

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v. flick·ered, flick·er·ing, flick·ers
v.intr.
1. To move waveringly; flutter: shadows flickering on the wall.
2.
a. To burn or shine unsteadily or fitfully: The candle flickered before sputtering out.
b. To be displayed with fluctuating brightness: A movie flickered on the screen.
3. To appear briefly: A smile flickered on her face.
v.tr.
To cause to move waveringly.
n.
1. A brief movement; a tremor.
2. An inconstant or wavering light.
3. A brief or slight sensation: a flicker of doubt.
n.
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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