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flickering definition

flickering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  flicker 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  flicker 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  flicker 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  flicker 
 
  3  senses  of  flicker 
 
  Sense  1 
  flicker,  waver,  flitter,  flutter,  quiver 
  =>  move  back  and  forth 
 
  Sense  2 
  flicker,  flick 
  =>  shine,  beam 
 
  Sense  3 
  flicker,  flick 
  =>  flash,  blink,  wink,  twinkle,  winkle 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  flicker 
 
  flicker  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  flicker 
 
  Sense  1 
  flicker,  waver,  flitter,  flutter,  quiver 
  =>  move  back  and  forth 
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  Sense  2 
  flicker,  flick 
  =>  shine,  beam 
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  Sense  3 
  flicker,  flick 
  =>  flash,  blink,  wink,  twinkle,  winkle 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  flicker 
 
  The  verb  flicker  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  flicker,  waver,  flitter,  flutter,  quiver  --  (move  back  and  forth  very  rapidly,  as  of  a  candle) 
  2.  flicker,  flick  --  (shine  unsteadily;  "The  candle  flickered") 
  3.  flicker,  flick  --  (flash  intermittently;  "The  lights  flicked  on  and  off") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  flickering 
 
  The  adj  flickering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  flickering,  aflicker  --  (shining  unsteadily) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  flickering 
 
  1  sense  of  flickering 
 
  Sense  1 
  flickering,  aflicker(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unsteady)  ->  steady 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  flickering 
 
  1  sense  of  flickering 
 
  Sense  1 
  flickering,  aflicker(prenominal) 
  =>  unsteady  (vs.  steady) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  flickering 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  flickering 
 
  flickering  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  flickering 
  flickering 
 
  Overview  of  verb  flicker 
 
  The  verb  flicker  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  flicker,  waver,  flitter,  flutter,  quiver  --  (move  back  and  forth  very  rapidly,  as  of  a  candle) 
  2.  flicker,  flick  --  (shine  unsteadily;  "The  candle  flickered") 
  3.  flicker,  flick  --  (flash  intermittently;  "The  lights  flicked  on  and  off") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  flickering 
 
  The  adj  flickering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  flickering,  aflicker  --  (shining  unsteadily) 



flickering definition