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FLICKER
waver, flutter, flicker
(noun) the act of moving back and forth
flicker
(noun) North American woodpecker
flicker, spark, glint
(noun) a momentary flash of light
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
(verb) move back and forth very rapidly; “the candle flickered”
flicker, flick
(verb) flash intermittently; “The lights flicked on and off”
flicker, flick
(verb) shine unsteadily; “The candle flickered”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Flicker (plural Flickers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Flicker is the 32792nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 700 individuals. Flicker is most common among White (95.43%) individuals.
Anagrams
• fickler, frickle
Etymology 1
Noun
flicker (countable and uncountable, plural flickers)
An unsteady flash of light.
A short moment.
Verb
flicker (third-person singular simple present flickers, present participle flickering, simple past and past participle flickered)
(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
(intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
Etymology 2
Noun
flicker (plural flickers)
(US) Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.
Etymology 3
Noun
flicker (plural flickers)
One who flicks.
Anagrams
• fickler, frickle
Source: Wiktionary
Flick"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flickered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flickering.] Etym: [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. Flacker.]
1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. Dryden.
2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. The shadows flicker to fro. Tennyson.
Flick"er, n.
1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. Thoureau.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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