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flickers

The correct spelling is flickers.

How to pronounce flickers

noun

Say it like: Fli-ker-s

The correct spelling is flickers. 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. 1.An unsteady flash of light.
  2. 2.A short moment.
  3. 3.Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.
  4. 4.One who flicks.

verb

  1. 1.To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
  2. 2.To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
  3. 3.To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

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