flicker
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈflɪkər/
:
parpadeo
- Yet sometimes he caught a flicker of motion out of the corner of his eye.
- see a flicker
- visible flicker
- reduction in flicker
And so the relief that I felt in that moment when he turned the screen and I could see it a little flicker, I started sobbing.
- And so the relief that I felt in that moment when he turned the screen and I could see it a little flicker, I started sobbing.
- It's one thing that we're going to be doing in my house is so during the day, you want the full spectrum light, non flicker light in the house.
- I, I do, however, think that we have had little flickers of, of reminders of what societal chaos does look like.
- Did you see flickers of the things that made the USSR so terrifying in the way the people responded to COVID?
- They have the lowest EMF levels on the market, there's no flicker, both near infrared and red light, and one lightweight device.
- The little WAVY blow out, a flicker.
Examples
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His eyes met Damien's, and the priest thought he saw a flicker of pain in them.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the twilight, I noticed a flicker of light coming from the lantern.
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I wanted just to be almost like a flicker of light.
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You can see the heart rate is this flicker here in the middle.
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Well, that flicker means that the light is dying.
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Do I detect a flicker of fear?
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And through the fog of his disease, I saw a flicker of light that was the man I married.
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The only response was a flicker of movement from the still paused remote.
Fiction book (1991) -
A brief flicker of relief but they'll be back.
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In the darkened room, I caught a flicker of gold: a sword or baton twirling.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
130
2.1
A small flash of fire or electricity
57
3.9
A sudden short feeling or idea that comes quickly
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2.9
A small, quick flash of light from a shiny surface
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2.9
A small quick flash when light bounces off something
11
2.7
A quick, light repeated movement, like wings or leaves
10
3.7
A small, weak light that appears briefly
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2.3
A quick flash of light that appears for a moment
A brief faint flash of light that looks unsteady
A soft, gentle light that seems to glow and move slightly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A large woodpecker with red feathers under its wings and on its tail that lives in the western United States
A large woodpecker with yellow feathers under its wings and tail and a red patch on its neck
How Brief
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Morphology
Etymology
Flicker comes from the simple verb flick, meaning a quick, light move, and it became a noun for a brief or unsteady flash. So a 'flicker' of light or feeling is like a tiny 'flick'—a very short, sudden movement or flash.