'Flicker' definitions:

Definition of 'flicker'

From: WordNet
noun
A momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, spark, glint]
noun
North American woodpecker
noun
The act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter, flicker]
verb
Move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
verb
Shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: flicker, flick]
verb
Flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn: flicker, flick]

Definition of 'Flicker'

From: GCIDE
  • Flicker \Flick"er\ (fl[i^]k"[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flickered (fl[i^]k"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Flickering.] [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf. Flacker.]
  • 1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. [1913 Webster]
  • And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. [1913 Webster]
  • The shadows flicker to fro. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Flicker'

From: GCIDE
  • Flicker \Flick"er\, n.
  • 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. [1913 Webster]
  • The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. --Thoureau. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'flicker'

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