as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
we could catch a flick together next weekend
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Recent Examples of flick
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Golden Gate Park Christmas tree lighting SF Rec & Parks will flick the switch on the historic 100-foot-tall Monterey cypress outside McLaren Lodge.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The sequel to the 2022 horror/sci-fi flick is set to hit theaters on June 27.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The state of Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist’s relationship hasn’t been made clear, but the two were seemingly spotted flicking in up in ski gear on Christmas Day.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Golden Gate Park Christmas tree lighting SF Rec & Parks will flick the switch on the historic 100-foot-tall Monterey cypress outside McLaren Lodge.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
Shirani had been known to police since 1997, when a friend of his was gunned down at a movie theater in North Vancouver during a screening of the gangster flick Donnie Brasco.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The sequel to the 2022 horror/sci-fi flick is set to hit theaters on June 27.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 2025
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Spence, a half-time substitute, saved Spurs, darting forward into the box, latching onto a Dejan Kulusevski pass and scoring the equaliser.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mid-sentence, Hambly’s gaze suddenly darted toward a critter on the ground.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Combined, Focus and parent studio Universal landed a leading 32 nominations as distributor for such movies as The Brutalist (nine), Anora (seven), Wicked (seven), Nosferatu (five), The Wild Robot (three) and Monkey Man (one).Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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The closest analogy to what Whannell is trying to do here isn’t a werewolf movie so much as David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986), which turned a ’50s B-movie into a gory, gooey interpretation of the havoc disease wreaks on those suffering from both sides of the hospital bed.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Much as all this is undeniable catnip for social media feeds, the actual experience is lushly analog, with days spent flitting between hammocks and the steam room, hot tub, and cold plunge tucked inside a dramatic temescal.Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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After all, a bar with a serious food program can transform a night flitting from drinks to dinner into a destination-worthy one-stop shop.Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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Trump's lawyers are asking the Supreme Court to delay his sentencing in New York on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records connected to a $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election.CBS News, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Last Showgirl actress, 66, recreated her famous aerobics scene from her 1985 film Perfect, which also stars John Travolta, on the latest episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon — only the pair's new version featured several saucy twists!Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ash fluttered down from the sky, swirling with the periodic breezes.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Draped in her Texas pride, a red, white, and blue flag fluttered as the final beats of her set reverberated through the stadium, leaving the audience in awe.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 26 Dec. 2024
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Celebrations erupted soon after, with people spilling out into the streets to sing, dance and wave Palestinians flags.Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Gabrielle Gabrielle is a six-and-three-quarter-year-old girl who loves singing, dancing, and going on nature walks.Casey Clark, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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