flicker

flicker
I. verb (flickered; flickering) Etymology: Middle English flikeren, from Old English flicorian Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move irregularly or unsteadily ; flutter 2. to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light <
a candle flickering in the window
> 3. to appear briefly transitive verb 1. to cause to flicker 2. to produce by flickering • flickeringly adverb II. noun Date: 1822 1. a. an act of flickering b. a sudden brief movement c. a momentary quickening <
a flicker of anger
> d. a slight indication ; hint <
a flicker of recognition
> 2. a. a wavering light b. a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen 3. movie — often used in plural • flickery adjective III. noun Etymology: probably imitative of its call Date: 1809 a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants — compare red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker

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  • flicker — flicker1 [flik′ər] vi. [ME flikeren < OE flicorian, akin to flacor, flying, ON flǫkta, to flutter: for IE base see FLAW2] 1. to flap the wings rapidly, as in hovering; flutter: said of a bird 2. to move with a quick, light, wavering motion 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • Flicker — Flick er, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The golden winged woodpecker ({Colaptes aurutus}); so called from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flicker — Flick er (fl[i^]k [ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flickered} (fl[i^]k [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flickering}.] [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf. Flacker.] 1. To flutter; to flap… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flicker — [n] spark, glimmer beam, flare, flash, gleam, oscillation, quivering, ray, scintillation, twinkle, vibration; concepts 145,624,831 flicker [v] sparkle, flutter blare, blaze, blink, burn, dance, flare, flash, flit, flitter, fluctuate, glance,… …   New thesaurus

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