flicker

Meaning

Noun

1. An unsteady flash of light.
2. A short moment.

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 or flap.

Synonyms

twinkle

flash

glimmer

flutter

blink

waver

wink

😉

gleam

quiver

shimmer

wave

👋

flare

sparkle

❇️

flick

sway

tremble

heave

flitter

spark

twinkling

glint

flare up

flap

shake

glimmering

vibration

flickering

flit

glimpse

scintillate

blaze

woodpecker

yellowhammer

riffle

rock

🪨

roll

scintilla

drift about

luff

litter

shine

shiver

light

gutter

glitter

swing

swinging

thrill

glisten

trembling

glare

flashing

twitch

vibrate

be dazzled

dazzle

burn up

blinking

winkle

wobbling

woodcock

fulgurate

yellow-shafted flicker

beam of light

become dim

sway to and fro

slow swaying

play

quake

quaver

occult

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɪkə/

Etymology

From Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flutter”).
Akin to Saterland Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”),
West Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), Dutch flikkeren (“to flicker, flutter”), German Low German flickern (“to light up, flash, flicker”). Compare Old English flacor (“flickering, fluttering”), German flackern (“to flicker, flutter”), Old English flēoġan (“to fly”).