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FLICKERING definition: 1. shining with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak: 2. appearing for a short time…. Learn more.
: moving or shining irregularly or unsteadily. a flickering light. Everything was lit by dingy fluorescent bulbs, half of which were broken or flickering. Brian Selznick. also : uncertain and feeble. … he seems to have had only a flickering awareness of what he was doing … Robert Penn Warren.
1. : to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter. Shadows flickered on the wall. 2. : to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light. a candle flickering in the window. 3. : to appear or pass briefly or quickly. Thoughts flickered through his mind. A smile flickered across her face. transitive verb. 1. : to cause to flicker. 2.
To burn or shine unsteadily or fitfully: The candle flickered before sputtering out. b. To be displayed with fluctuating brightness: A movie flickered on the screen. 3. To appear briefly: A smile flickered on her face. v.tr. To cause to move waveringly. n. 1. A brief movement; a tremor. 2. An inconstant or wavering light. 3.
1. shining with an unsteady light. the flickering light of torches. illuminated by a single flickering lamp. sitting in front of a flickering screen. 2. moving swiftly, esp back and forth. the lizard's flickering tongue. Collins English Dictionary.
Flicker definition: to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light; blink on and off. See examples of FLICKER used in a sentence.
adjective. shining unsteadily. synonyms: aflicker. unsteady. subject to change or variation. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Flickering." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/flickering. Accessed 23 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. flickering.
to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak: I felt a cold draft and the candle started to flicker. [ I or T ] to appear for a short time or to make a sudden movement: A smile flickered across her face. He'd been in a coma for weeks, when all of a sudden he flickered an eyelid. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. verb. If a light or flame flickers, it shines unsteadily. Fluorescent lights flickered, and then the room was brilliantly, blindingly bright. [VERB] A television flickered in the corner. [VERB] Flicker is also a noun. Looking through the cabin window I saw the flicker of flames. 2. countable noun [usually singular]
verb. /ˈflɪkə (r)/ /ˈflɪkər/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] (of a light or a flame) to keep going on and off as it shines or burns. The lights flickered and went out. the flickering screen of the television. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
