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flicker

flic·ker

UK/ˈflɪkə/ US/ˈflɪkɚ/ uncommon us
verb (3) noun (3)

verb

1.

move back and forth very rapidly

  • “the candle flickered”
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2.

shine unsteadily

  • “The candle flickered”
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3.

flash intermittently

  • “The lights flicked on and off”
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noun

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3.

the act of moving back and forth

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Origin

From Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flutter”), from Proto-West Germanic *flikurōn. Akin to Saterland Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), West Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), Dutch flikkeren (“to flicker, flutter”), German Low German flickern (“to light up, flash, flicker”). Compare Old English flacor (“flickering, fluttering”), German flackern (“to flicker, flutter”), Old English flēogan (“to fly”).

Phrases

  • bean flicker
  • channel flicker
  • flea flicker
  • flicker fixer
  • flicker goon
  • flicker noise
  • flicker show
  • flicker wheel

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