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1. (v.i.) flicker
to shine with a wavering light:
The candle flickered in the wind.
2. flicker
to move to and fro; vibrate.
3. flicker
to flutter.
4. (v.t.) flicker
to cause to flicker.
5. (n.) flicker
an unsteady flame or light.
6. flicker
a flickering movement.
7. flicker
a brief appearance or feeling:
a flicker of interest.
8. flicker
Often, flickers.Slang.
9. (n.) flicker
any of several North American woodpeckers of the genus Colaptes, having yellow or red underwings: now usu. considered a single species,
C. auratus.
Etymology: (1955–60)
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| Definition of 'Flicker' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) flicker, spark, glint
a momentary flash of light
2. (noun) flicker
North American woodpecker
3. (verb) waver, flutter, flicker
the act of moving back and forth
4. (verb) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
move back and forth very rapidly
"the candle flickered"
5. (verb) flicker, flick
shine unsteadily
"The candle flickered"
6. (verb) flicker, flick
flash intermittently
"The lights flicked on and off"
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1. (verb) flicker
(of a light or flame) to go on and off
The lights flickered and then went out.
2. flicker
to appear and then quickly disappear
A look of anger flickered across his face.
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| Definition of 'Flicker' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Flicker
the act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame
2. (noun) Flicker
the golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca
3. (verb) Flicker
to flutter; to flap the wings without flying
4. (verb) Flicker
to waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light
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Sense: to burn unsteadily
the candle flickered.
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 Afrikaans: flikker |
 Arabic: يَتَذَبْذَب |
 Bulgarian: мъждея |
 Brazilian: tremeluzir |
 Czech: plápolat, třepotat se |
 German: flackern |
 Danish: blafre |
 Greek: τρεμοπαίζω, τρεμοφέγγω |
 Spanish: vacilar |
 Estonian: hubisema |
 Farsi: سو سو زدن |
 Finnish: lepattaa |
 French: vaciller |
 Hebrew: הִבהוּב |
 Hindi: चमकना |
 Croatian: treptati |
 Hungarian: pislákol |
 Indonesian: berkedip-kedip |
 Icelandic: flökta |
 Italian: tremolare |
 Japanese: ゆらめく |
 Korean: (빛이) 깜박이다 |
 Lithuanian: mirgėti, spingsėti |
 Latvian: mirgot;ņirbēt |
 Malay: berkedip-kedip |
 Dutch: flikkeren |
 Norwegian: blafre, flimre, flakke |
 Polish: migotać |
 Persian: سو سو زدن |
 Pashto: وروستی رپ |
 Portuguese: tremeluzir |
 Romanian: a pâlpâi |
 Russian: мерцать |
 Slovak: blikať |
 Slovenian: plapolati |
 Serbian: treperiti |
 Swedish: flämta, fladdra |
 Thai: ริบหรี่ |
 Turkish: titrek birışıkla yanmak |
 Taiwanese: 閃爍 |
 Ukrainian: мигтіти, мерехтіти |
 Urdu: جھلملا کر جلنا |
 Vietnamese: lập loè; bập bùng |
 Chinese: 闪烁 |
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