Definition of
flicker has definitions from the field of zoology
1
[ verb ] move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle

Synonyms

quiver flutter flitter waver

Used in print

(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)

Garth 's glance began to flicker to his watch .

Related terms

move_back_and_forth waver

2
[ noun ] (zoology) North American woodpecker

Related terms

woodpecker gilded_flicker yellow-shafted_flicker red-shafted_flicker Colaptes

3
[ noun ] a momentary flash of light

Synonyms

spark glint

Related terms

flash glitter

4
[ verb ] flash intermittently

Synonyms

flick

Examples

"The lights flicked on and off"

Related terms

flash glint

5
[ verb ] shine unsteadily

Synonyms

flick

Examples

"The candle flickered"

Related terms

shine glint

6
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 24673
7
[ noun ] the act of moving back and forth

Synonyms

flutter waver

Related terms

motion falter fluctuate

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Rhymes with

licker liquor liqueur slicker vicar kicker dicker whicker bicker wicker picker ticker snicker quicker sticker trafficker whicker recur moniker

Phonetic and Homophones

F L IH1 K ER0

Similar Spelling

flickering Fluker Fleischer Fleisher flogger Flesher flasher flexeril

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