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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flicker n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {glint}, {spark}] 2: North American woodpecker 3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: {waver}, {flutter}] v 1: move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle [syn: {waver}, {flitter}, {flutter}, {quiver}] 2: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: {flick}] 3: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn: {flick}]
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