Definitions for flicker
ˈflɪk ərflick·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flicker, spark, glintnoun

   a momentary flash of light

2. flickernoun

   North American woodpecker

3. waver, flutter, flickerverb

   the act of moving back and forth

4. flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiververb

   move back and forth very rapidly

   "the candle flickered"

5. flicker, flickverb

   shine unsteadily

   "The candle flickered"

6. flicker, flickverb

   flash intermittently

   "The lights flicked on and off"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Flickerverb

   To flutter; to play the wings; to have a fluttering motion.

   Etymology: fligheren, Dutch; fliccerian, Saxon.

   Under th’ allowance of your grand aspect,
   Whose influence, like the wreath of radiant fire,
   On flickering Phœbus’ front. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   ’Twas ebbing darkness, past the mid’ of night,
   And Phospher, on the confines of the light,
   Promis’d the sun, ere day began to spring;
   The tuneful lark already stretch’d her wing,
   And flick’ring on her nest, made short essays to sing. Dry.

   At all her stretch her little wings she spread,
   And with her feather’d arms embrac’d the dead;
   Then flickering to his pallid lips, she strove
   To print a kiss, the last essay of love. Dryden.

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1. Flicker

   Flicker is a song recorded by American electronic music producer Porter Robinson. It was released on July 28, 2014 as the fourth single from his debut studio album Worlds (2014). Robinson wrote, produced, and performed the track. Musically, the song contains elements of disco and hip-hop, as well as sampling of soul music. Vocally, the song contains a text-to-speech voice incorrectly translating "never seen" Japanese song titles that have been chopped and screwed in a rap-like style. An official music video for the single premiered on August 14, 2014, and involves footage of Japan filtered with effects including those of 8-bit video games. The song was well-received from critics, and was a hit on the American Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

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1. flicker

   Flicker is a brief and irregular fluctuation or change in an image, light, or intensity typically due to rapid variations in supply voltage or frequency. It can also refer to a fleeting movement or momentary sensation. Additionally, it is used to describe a type of small bird in the woodpecker family.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flickerverb

   to flutter; to flap the wings without flying

2. Flickerverb

   to waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light

3. Flickernoun

   the act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame

4. Flickernoun

   the golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca

5. Etymology: [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. 84. Cf. Flacker.]

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1. Flicker

   Flicker is the third album by Canadian futurepop/synthpop music project Ayria, released in 2005. A deluxe edition featured a bonus disc and an extra cardboard box to store the album in.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flicker

   flik′ėr, v.i. to flutter and move the wings, as a bird: to burn unsteadily, as a flame.—n. an act of flickering, a flickering movement.—v.i. Flicht′er, (Scot.), to flutter, quiver.—adv. Flick′eringly. [A.S. flicorian; imit.]

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1. FLICKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Flicker is ranked #32792 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Flicker surname appeared 700 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Flicker.
   
   95.4% or 668 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.7% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Flash
   • Woodpecker

How to pronounce flicker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flicker in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flicker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of flicker in a Sentence

1. Robert Nightingale:

   It all happened like slow motion. It started to rock and, and rock, and then flicker, and then it just all of a sudden -- all this dust was through my window.

2. Kwabena Mensah:

   The building had no elevator, The Associated Press reported, citing city records. Fire escapes were visible on the facade of the building. The fire department responded to emergency calls within three minutes. Witnesses described the scene of the fire and the panic from the building's tenants. Xanral Collins, Xanral Collins, told the New York Post Xanral Collins saw a father running toward the building, but was unable to enter. I saw Xanral Collins screaming,' My babies are dead ! My babies are dead !' Xanral Collins said. Jamal Flicker, Jamal Flicker told the New York Post Jamal Flicker heard screams for help. The smoke was crazy, people screaming,' Get out ! Jamal Flicker said. I heard a woman yelling,' We're trapped, help !' Neighborhood resident Robert Gonzalez, who has a friend who lives in the building, told the Associated Press she got out on a fire escape as another resident fled with five children. When I got here, she was crying, Robert Gonzalez said. Kwabena Mensah told the Daily News Kwabena Mensah feared Kwabena Mensah son, Kwabena Mensah, Kwabena Mensah, was one of the victims of the devastating fire. Kwabena Mensah came home from the Army about a week ago for the holidays, Kwabena Mensah said. Kwabena Mensah said Kwabena Mensah son’s roommate saw Kwabena Mensah before the fire broke out in the building. Kwabena Mensah was telling the roommate to not come out of the apartment because there was smoke. But when they rescued everyone from the windows, we couldn't find Kwabena Mensah. I went to four hospitals, I can't find Kwabena Mensah.

3. Dave Rubin:

   If you have any flicker of independent thought, if you have any desire to use your faculties to live in a way that is right for you and not to be under complete draconian, authoritarian rule by this administration and the Democrats, who are coming for every single one of our freedoms, they want you to wear masks forever, they want to be locked down forever, they want to control what you say and where you say it and who you say it to -- well, you're running out of time. And you're basically a frog in a slowly boiling pot. It's time to stand up and fight.

4. David Yepsen:

   Each has got some image issue they need to fix, can Trump start acting more presidential without losing what makes him so appealing?  Can Jeb continue the flicker of momentum he has coming out of New Hampshire? Have Rubio’s bruises healed?  Can Carson show something that puts a spark back into his campaign?  Has Kasich got more than his New Hampshire game?

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   No amount of darkness can ever put out the smallest flicker of light.

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