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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLICK'ER, v.i.
1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying; to strike rapidly with the wings.
And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing.
2. To fluctuate.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, 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: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
2: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: flicker, flick]
3: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn: flicker, flick]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (flickered; flickering) Etymology: Middle English flikeren, from Old English flicorian Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move irregularly or unsteadily ; flutter 2. to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light <a candle flickering in the window> 3. to appear briefly transitive verb 1. to cause to flicker 2. to produce by flickering • flickeringly adverb II. noun Date: 1822 1. a. an act of flickering b. a sudden brief movement c. a momentary quickening <a flicker of anger> d. a slight indication ; hint <a flicker of recognition> 2. a. a wavering light b. a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen 3. movie — often used in plural • flickery adjective III. noun Etymology: probably imitative of its call Date: 1809 a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants — compare red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v.intr. 1 (of light) shine unsteadily or fitfully. 2 (of a flame) burn unsteadily, alternately flaring and dying down. 3 a (of a flag, a reptile's tongue, an eyelid, etc.) move or wave to and fro; quiver; vibrate. b (of the wind) blow lightly and unsteadily. 4 (of hope etc.) increase and decrease unsteadily and intermittently. --n. a flickering movement or light. Phrases and idioms: flicker out die away after a final flicker. Etymology: OE flicorian, flycerian 2. n. any woodpecker of the genus Colaptes, native to N. America. Etymology: imit. of its note

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flicker Flick"er (-[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flickered (-[~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. And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. --Dryden. 2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. The shadows flicker to fro. --Tennyson.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flicker Flick"er, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 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. The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. --Thoureau.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(flickers, flickering, flickered) 1. If a light or flame flickers, it shines unsteadily. A television flickered in the corner. VERB: V • Flicker is also a noun. Looking through the cabin window I saw the flicker of flames. N-COUNT 2. If you experience a flicker of emotion, you feel that emotion only for a very short time, and not very strongly. He felt a flicker of regret... He looked at me, a flicker of amusement in his cold eyes. N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n 3. If something flickers, it makes very slight, quick movements. In a moment her eyelids flickered, then opened... A few moments later Mrs Tenney's eyelids flickered open. VERB: V, V adj

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. 1. Flutter. 2. Fluctuate, waver, float, flutter, flare.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A drinking glass. Cant.

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