FLICKERING
flickering, aflicker
(adjective) shining unsteadily
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
flickering (comparative more flickering, superlative most flickering)
shining unsteadily or vary rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
Verb
flickering
present participle of flicker
Noun
flickering (plural flickerings)
A short, uncertain burst.
Anagrams
• Flickinger
Source: Wiktionary
FLICKER
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. (Zoƶl.)
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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