flicker

Anlam

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.

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/ˈflɪkə/

Etimoloji

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”).