as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
we could catch a flick together next weekend
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Recent Examples of flick
Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
The sky burns orange, the neon-red open sign flicks off, and the Dream Bean goes dark.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
EW.com, 11 July 2025
Gunn has loaded this flick with tons of action, some quite ludicrous, and takes his cues from any number of inspirations including the past movies, TV shows and particularly Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s All Star Superman book that has informed much of his script.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 July 2025
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Verb
Meanwhile, multipoint pairing flicks audio from the laptop to the Pixel during Zoom calls.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
The sky burns orange, the neon-red open sign flicks off, and the Dream Bean goes dark.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
Her diverse filmography spans everything from Batman & Robin (1997) and Les Misérables (1998) to the romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) and the action flick The Old Guard 2 (2025).
—EW.com, 11 July 2025
Gunn has loaded this flick with tons of action, some quite ludicrous, and takes his cues from any number of inspirations including the past movies, TV shows and particularly Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s All Star Superman book that has informed much of his script.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 July 2025
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Verb
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Thanks to Oracle Park’s architecture and geometry, the ball took a sharp bounce off the concrete and darted towards left field.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
9 July 2025
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In this example, against Brentford in November 2023, Kudus darts inside the penalty area and attacks the space behind Vitaly Janelt to offer Said Benrahma a crossing option towards the back post.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Noun
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From the state capital to the coast, here’s a list of current and recently-wrapped movies and shows, according to the North Carolina film office.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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With this new ending, the play had a Broadway run of 200 performances, a national tour of 600 performances, and was adapted into a successful movie by Paramount.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Verb
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While gymnasts are flying inside a venue during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Archer Aviation electric air taxis will be flitting through the air above the area saving athletes, VIPs, guests and myriad others from performing brutal traffic acrobatics to get from place-to-place.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Contractors have been flitting in and out over the last week at the facility, bringing in solar panels and generators.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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The film’s sequel, Wicked: For Good, which sees her again playing good witch Glinda, will hit theaters on Nov. 21.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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All the table-setting is behind us, and the film is all the better for it.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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What was supposed to be down and on the outside corner instead fluttered up and above the zone.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Every exploding firework rocket will eventually tumble and flutter down to the ground in a cloud of debris.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
4 July 2025
Verb
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The reality star continued to post wedding highlights, including videos of himself and Blanco dancing together at their reception.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The soccer is the show, and fans provide music with their vocal cords and dancing with their hips.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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