Found 3 items, similar to flicker.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: flicker
berkelip, cilap, tercilap-cilap
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: flicker
flicker
n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn:
spark,
glint]
2: North American woodpecker
3: the act of moving back and forth [syn:
waver,
flutter]
flicker
v 1: move back and forth very rapidly;
“the candle flickered”
[syn:
waver,
flitter,
flutter,
quiver]
2: shine unsteadily;
“The candle flickered” [syn:
flick]
3: flash intermittently;
“The lights flicked on and off” [syn:
flick]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Flicker
Flicker
\Flick"er\, n.
1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden
and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of
the dying flame.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) The golden-winged woodpecker (
Colaptes aurutus
); -- so called from its spring note. Called also
yellow-hammer,
high-holder,
pigeon woodpecker, and
yucca.
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The cackle of the flicker among the oaks.
--Thoureau.
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Flicker
\Flick"er\ (fl[i^]k"[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Flickered (fl[i^]k"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Flickering.]
[OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian,
flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf.
Flacker.]
1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
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And flickering on her nest made short essays to
sing. --Dryden.
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2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or
when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
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The shadows flicker to fro. --Tennyson.
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