as in to flutter
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
as a child, the future director would spend hours sitting in the theater, totally entranced by the flickers
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as in flurry
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
usually there's a flicker in car sales when the new models come out
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as in hint
an almost imperceptible sign of something
there was a flicker of recognition in her eye when I mentioned his name, but she denied knowing him
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Recent Examples of flicker
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Memoir seems to flicker through Who Is The Sky?
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Liam is a tornado of affable douchbaggery, rolling from insult to confrontation to huge chorus, while Noel strums a few paces off-center, a wily smirk the only flicker of emotion on his face.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Memoir seems to flicker through Who Is The Sky?
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
An engine of sorts was gathering here, drawing calories closer to human settlements, energy that was dissipated in the flickers of flame and the fires of metabolism.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Liam is a tornado of affable douchbaggery, rolling from insult to confrontation to huge chorus, while Noel strums a few paces off-center, a wily smirk the only flicker of emotion on his face.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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From November to March, the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve transforms into a vibrant, fluttering kingdom.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their tops and Tate’s hair fluttered in the breeze of a wind machine absurdly cranked up to Stage 4 hurricane levels.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sigourney Weaver’s new movie heels take that to another level.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The mirror plot device exists across The Conjuring films, along with fictional subplots and characters, as could be expected from a dramatic Hollywood movie retelling.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The glass-half-full crowd would view such a flurry of transactions as evidence that five teams wanted Ureña enough to sign him.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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In part of a flurry of motions from both sides in the past week, Stines is asking for a judge to release him on bail.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Check out our hints and answers right here.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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From cracks near its south pole, the moon blasts towering geysers of water vapor, ice and organic molecules into space, which are tantalizing hints of a hidden ocean that could, in theory, be habitable.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Expect flocks of vibrant flamingos and tiny flitting hummingbirds spreading their wings over the turquoise waters and tangles of mangroves that unfold across lagoons that stretch parallel to the sea.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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To a different namesake, all this flitting indecision might seem like disrespect.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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Directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, an ex-soldier whose experience was the basis for the film, put viewers through uncannily real and unflinchingly brutal moments.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the sun sets, diners dig into burgers dressed up like banh mi, with pickled daikon, rich duck liver mousse, and a burst of cilantro.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Chiefs fans had a brief glimmer of hope as a flag was thrown on LA’s touchdown.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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There were glimmers of the magnificent past at the 2024 French Open against Iga Swiatek when Osaka won the second set 6-1 and was within a point of going 5-1 up in the decider.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Flicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flicker. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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