flicker
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈflɪkər/
- Yet sometimes he caught a flicker of motion out of the corner of his eye.
- see a flicker
- visible flicker
- reduction in flicker
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
115
2.1
A small flash of fire or electricity
109
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
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2.3
A quick flash of light that appears for a moment
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2.7
A quick, light repeated movement, like wings or leaves
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3.7
A small, weak light that appears briefly
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9.9
A soft, gentle light that seems to glow and move slightly
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9.9
A brief faint flash of light that looks unsteady
Antonyms
Compounds
1
9.9
A large woodpecker with yellow feathers under its wings and tail and a red patch on its neck
- Specialized
1
9.2
A large woodpecker with red feathers under its wings and on its tail that lives in the western United States
How Brief
Surface Forms
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.