Definition of FLICKER

flicker

Plural: flickers

Noun

  • a momentary flash of light
  • North American woodpecker
  • the act of moving back and forth
  • An unsteady flash of light.
  • A short moment.
  • Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.
  • One who flicks.

Verb

Verb Forms: flickered, flickering, flickers

  • To shine or move unsteadily; to waver.
  • move back and forth very rapidly
    • "the candle flickered"
  • shine unsteadily
    • "The candle flickered"
  • flash intermittently
  • To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
  • To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
  • To flutter or flap.

Examples

  • a flicker of hope
  • A flicker of hope appeared when I drew the ’Q’ right after an ’U’.
  • a flicker of recognition passed through my mind.
  • A strong desire to smash up everything in the room kept flickering in his head.
  • the flicker of an old movie
  • the flicker of the dying candle

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flutter”), from Proto-West Germanic *flikurōn.
Akin to Saterland Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”),
West Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), Dutch flikkeren (“to flicker, flutter”), German Low German flickern (“to light up, flash, flicker”). Compare Old English flacor (“flickering, fluttering”), German flackern (“to flicker, flutter”), Old English flēogan (“to fly”).

Scrabble Score: 16

flicker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flicker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flicker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

flicker: valid Words With Friends Word