flicker

flick·er ¹  (flkr)

v. flick·ered, flick·er·ing, flick·ers

v.intr.

1. To move waveringly; flutter: shadows flickering on the wall.

2. To burn unsteadily or fitfully.

v.tr.

To cause to move waveringly.

n.

1. A brief movement; a tremor.

2. An inconstant or wavering light.

3. A brief or slight sensation: a flicker of doubt.

4. Slang A movie.

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[Middle English flikeren, to flutter, from Old English flicerian.]

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flicker

Verb

1. to give out an unsteady or irregular light

2. to move quickly to and fro

Noun

1. an unsteady or brief light

2. a brief or faint indication of emotion: a flicker of fear in his voice [Old English flicorian]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flicker - a momentary flash of light glint, spark flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
	2.	flicker - North American woodpecker peckerwood, woodpecker, pecker - bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects Colaptes, genus Colaptes - a genus of Picidae Colaptes auratus, yellow-shafted flicker, yellowhammer - large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail Colaptes chrysoides, gilded flicker - southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck Colaptes caper collaris, red-shafted flicker - western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail
	3.	flicker - the act of moving back and forth flutter, waver movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	flicker - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" flitter, flutter, quiver, waver move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
	2.	flicker - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" flick beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
	3.	flicker - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" flick flash, twinkle, wink, winkle, blink - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"

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flicker

verb 1. twinkle, flash, sparkle, flare, shimmer, gutter, glimmer

verb 2. flutter, waver, quiver, vibrate

noun 3. glimmer, flash, spark, flare, gleam

noun 4. trace, drop, breath, spark, atom, glimmer, vestige, iota

Translations

flicker [ˈflɪkəʳ] vi [light] → parpadear; [flame] → vacilar

n → parpadeo

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flicker [ˈflɪkəʳ] vi [light, flame] → vaciller

n → vacillement m;

a flicker of light → une brève lueur

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flicker [ˈflɪkəʳ] vi → flackern;

(eyelids) → zucken

n → Flackern nt;

(of pain, fear) → Aufflackern nt;

(of smile) → Anflug m;

(of eyelid) → Zucken nt

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flicker [ˈflɪkəʳ] vi → tremolare

n → tremolio;

a flicker of light → un breve bagliore