flicker
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(verb) move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle |
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Synonyms: flitter, flutter, quiver, waver |
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Related Words: move back and forth |
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(noun) North American woodpecker |
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Related Words: Colaptes auratus, Colaptes caper collaris, Colaptes chrysoides, gilded flicker, red-shafted flicker, woodpecker, yellow-shafted flicker, yellowhammer |
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(verb) flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" |
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Synonyms: flick |
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Related Words: blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle |
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(verb) shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" |
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Synonyms: flick |
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Related Words: beam, shine |
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(noun) a momentary flash of light |
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Synonyms: glint, spark |
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Related Words: flash |
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(noun) the act of moving back and forth |
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Synonyms: flutter, waver |
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Related Words: motion, move, movement |
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