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Uncommonflicker
The correct spelling is flicker.
How to pronounce flicker
noun
IPA: /ˈflɪkə/
Say it like: Fli-ker
The correct spelling is flicker. An unsteady flash of light. For example: "the flicker of a poorly tuned television set"
Usage Examples
“the flicker of a poorly tuned television set”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An unsteady flash of light.
- 2.A short moment.
- 3.Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.
- 4.One who flicks.
verb
- 1.To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
- 2.To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
- 3.To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
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