flicker

[Flick·er]

To flicker is to flash on and off at random. If your computer screen is flickering right now, you are probably having trouble reading this.

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To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

Noun
the act of moving back and forth

Noun
North American woodpecker

Noun
a momentary flash of light

Verb
move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"

Verb
flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"

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Verb
shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"

v. i.
To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

v. i.
To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.

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

n.
The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.

Flicker

Flick"er , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flickered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flickering.] [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. 84. Cf. Flacker.] 1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing.

2. 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.

Flicker

Flick"er, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 2. (Zo'94l.) 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.

To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

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

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