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Verb: flicker  fli-ku(r)
  1. Shine unsteadily
    "The candle flickered";
    - flick
     
  2. Flash intermittently
    "The lights flickered on and off";
    - flick
     
  3. Move back and forth very rapidly
    "the candle flickered";
    - waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
     
  4. Show brief or faint signs of emotion
    "A smile flickered across her face"
Noun: flicker  fli-ku(r)
  1. A momentary flash of light
    "A flicker of hope appeared in her eyes";
    - spark, glint
     
  2. The act of moving back and forth
    "The flicker in his voice betrayed his nervousness";
    - waver, flutter
     
  3. North American woodpecker
    "The flicker's distinctive red patch flashed as it flew by"

Derived forms: flickered, flickering, flickers

Type of: beam, blink, flash, motility, motion, move, move back and forth, movement, pecker, peckerwood [US], shine, twinkle, wink, winkle [rare], woodpecker

Part of: Colaptes, genus Colaptes

Encyclopedia: Flicker, Mike