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   flicker

   /ˈflɪkə/

   verb

   • 1. (of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness: "the interior lights flickered, and came on" Similar glimmerglintgleamflareshinedanceguttertwinklesparkleblinkwinkflashscintillateglistenshimmerglitterliterary:glisterrare:coruscatefulgurateeffulgeOpposite burn steadily
   • ▪ (of a flame) burn fitfully, alternately flaring up and dying down: "the candle flickered again"
   • ▪ (of an emotion) be felt or shown briefly or faintly: "amusement flickered briefly in his eyes"
   • 2. make small, quick movements: "her eyelids flickered" Similar flutterquivervibratetremblewobbleshivershudderspasmjerktwitchbatflapwinkblinkopen and shuttechnical:nictitatenictate
   • ▪ (of someone's eyes) move quickly in a particular direction in order to look at something: "her alert hazel eyes flickered around the room"

   noun

   • 1. an unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness: "the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes"
   • ▪ fluctuations in the brightness of a film or television image such as occur when the number of frames per second is too small for persistence of vision.
   • 2. a tiny movement: "the flicker of an eyelid"
   • ▪ a brief feeling or indication of emotion: "a flicker of a smile passed across her face"

   Word Origin Old Englishflicorian, flycerian ‘to flutter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to Low German flickern and Dutch flikkeren.

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