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to flicker
01
to shine or burn with an unsteady or wavering light
Intransitive
Examples
The candle flame flickered in the drafty room.
02
to make small, rapid, and irregular movements
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
flicker
3rd person singular
flickers
Present participle
flickering
Past simple
flickered
Past participle
flickered
Examples
The leaves outside the window flickered in the wind, creating a mesmerizing dance of shadows on the wall.
03
to turn on and off or appear and disappear in circles
Intransitive
Examples
The computer monitor flickered briefly before shutting down completely, signaling a power outage.
Flicker
01
the act of moving back and forth
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
flickers
02
North American woodpecker
03
a momentary flash of light
Lexical Tree
flickering
flicker
flick
