flickeringly
- adverb
- /ˈflɪkərɪŋli/
:
parpadeantemente
- Even in her lovemaking, the strength of a love-hungry woman began flickeringly to burn.
Examples
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But the touch of the water on my hand touched me flickeringly; and then I was high, high up again; and it seemed to me that moments don't move physically quite; it's spiritual; anyway, they simply fail to pause in place even while they seem to present themselves in an almost knowable courtesy, as if they did pause.
Fiction book (1991) -
I am flickeringly aware as I read that he is being written, and sometimes there is a swerve into literary self-consciousness.
Academic text (2010) -
The candle flickered flickeringly in the dark room, casting shadows on the walls.
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The computer screen displayed images flickeringly, making it hard to focus.
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The streetlights turned on and off flickeringly during the storm, causing confusion for drivers.
Synonyms
7
3.9
In a way that is not steady or balanced
1
8.6
Happens at irregular times in short, sudden bursts
1
5.2
With sudden, uneven movements that are not smooth
In a soft, flickering light that makes things look bright
In a way that makes your eyes close and open quickly because of surprise or bright light
With light quick shaking movements like a small bird flapping its wings
With an unsteady, unsure voice or movement that shows doubt
In sudden, quick movements that make things start and stop
With sudden, unsteady movements that make you lose balance
To move or sound in short sudden ways that are not smooth
Antonyms
How Unsteadily
Surface Forms
Morphology
flickeringly = flickering (transparent) = flicker + ing + ly
The adverb is formed transparently from the adjective 'flickering' by adding '-ly'.
Etymology
The word flickeringly comes from flicker, from the small verb flick meaning 'to move quickly', like when you flick a switch. So, flickeringly describes something that shines or moves in quick, unsteady flashes, which is why we use it for candlelight or an old TV screen.