26984 words

flicker

6 definitions • 8 examples
1
to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak:

Examples:

I felt a cold draft and the candle started to flicker.
2
to appear for a short time or to make a sudden movement:

Examples:

A smile flickered across her face.
He'd been in a coma for weeks, when all of a sudden he flickered an eyelid.
3
a situation in which a light is sometimes bright and sometimes weak:

Examples:

the soft flicker of candlelight
4
a feeling or expression of an emotion or quality that does not last very long:

Examples:

flicker of There was a flicker of hope in his eyes.
5
to burn, shine, or move like a flame in quickly changing forms of light and dark:

Examples:

Candles flickered on all the tables in the restaurant.
A smile flickered across her face.
6

Examples:

The planes searched the ground for a flicker of movement among the wreckage.

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