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1. flicker
verb. ['ˈflɪkɝ'] move back and forth very rapidly.
Synonyms
- flitter
- waver
- flutter
- move back and forth
Antonyms
- follow
- fall
- ascend
- go
Etymology
- flikeren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- flicerian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Flicker
- mcvicker
- mcvicar
- macvicar
- stricker
- redicker
- zwicker
- whicker
- sticker
- snicker
- slicker
- schricker
- schlicker
- schlicher
- quicker
- fricker
- clicker
- bricker
- zycher
- wicker
- vicker
- vicar
- ticker
- thicker
- sicker
- schicker
- ricker
- picker
- liquor
- knicker
- kicker
How do you pronounce flicker?
Pronounce flicker as ˈflɪkər.
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Sentences with flicker
1. Noun, singular or mass
Kids can watch the candle flicker and think of ways to keep their own internal light going.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Magnetic ballasts can be bothersome to some people because they flicker upwards of 120 times per second.
Quotes about flicker
1. But you can build a future out of anything. A scrap, a flicker. The desire to go forward, slowly, one foot at a time. You can build an airy city out of ruins.
- Lauren Oliver, Pandemonium
2. My life is but a firefly’s flicker, so I’d better use my brief moment to light up the darkness that covers her path.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
3. The WandererWhat is she like?I was told—she is amelancholy soul.She is likethe sun to the night;a momentary gold.A star when dimmedby dawning light;the flicker ofa candle blown.A lonely kitelost in flight—someone oncehad flown.
- Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure
2. flicker
noun. ['ˈflɪkɝ'] a momentary flash of light.
Synonyms
- spark
- flash
Antonyms
- descend
- linger
- recede
Etymology
- flikeren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- flicerian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. flicker
noun. ['ˈflɪkɝ'] the act of moving back and forth.
Synonyms
- motion
- motility
- waver
- move
- flutter
Antonyms
- opening
- retreat
- boo
- moving
Etymology
- flikeren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- flicerian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. flicker
verb. ['ˈflɪkɝ'] flash intermittently.
Synonyms
- flick
- wink
- twinkle
- flash
- winkle
Antonyms
- rise
- precede
- advance
- rush
Etymology
- flikeren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- flicerian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. flicker
noun. ['ˈflɪkɝ'] North American woodpecker.
Synonyms
- Colaptes auratus
- red-shafted flicker
- yellowhammer
- Colaptes
- peckerwood
- gilded flicker
- Colaptes caper collaris
- genus Colaptes
- pecker
- Colaptes chrysoides
- yellow-shafted flicker
Antonyms
- nonmoving
- immobility
- immotility
- devoice
Etymology
- flikeren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- flicerian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. flicker
verb. ['ˈflɪkɝ'] shine unsteadily.
Synonyms
- shine
- flick
Antonyms
- enter
- hop out
- push
Etymology
- flikeren (Middle English (1100-1500))
- flicerian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))