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adjective
- 1. (of a flame or light) burning or shining unsteadily; wavering: "the flickering flames cast long shadows"
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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.
flickering. /ˈflɪkərɪŋ/. /ˈflɪkərɪŋ/. IPA guide. Other forms: flickeringly. Definitions of flickering. adjective. shining unsteadily. synonyms: aflicker.
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.
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.
verb. 1. (intransitive) to shine with an unsteady or intermittent light. a candle flickers. 2. (intransitive) to move quickly to and fro; quiver, flutter, or vibrate. 3. (transitive) to cause to flicker. noun.
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.
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.
flicker meaning, definition, what is flicker: to burn or shine with an unsteady light ...: Learn more.
