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 32792^nd 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