FLICKERED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Flicker

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Old English flicorian, flycerian ‘to flutter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to Low German flickern and Dutch flikkeren

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈflɪkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness

Short Definition:

shine unsteadily

Examples:
  • the interior lights flickered, and came on
Definition:

make small, quick movements

Short Definition:

make small fluttering movements

Examples:
  • her eyelids flickered
  • Forster's eyes flickered open

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