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2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flickering adj : shining unsteadily [syn: {aflicker(p)}]
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