as in to flutter
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
as a child, the future director would spend hours sitting in the theater, totally entranced by the flickers
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as in flurry
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
usually there's a flicker in car sales when the new models come out
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as in hint
an almost imperceptible sign of something
there was a flicker of recognition in her eye when I mentioned his name, but she denied knowing him
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Recent Examples of flicker
E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
The Blue Devils can only hold on to a flickering hope of getting an NIT bid as consolation.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
As a bonus, when the candle has lost its flicker, the glass jar can live on as a glamorous holder for pens, makeup brushes, cotton swabs, and all sorts of other odds and ends.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The bottom-right corner of his center screen flickered with notifications.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
The Blue Devils can only hold on to a flickering hope of getting an NIT bid as consolation.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
Despite all the pastor’s conventionality and sanctimony, there are flames between them, but those flickers run fairly cool until a breaking point in which Manders at last makes explicit reference to them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
As a bonus, when the candle has lost its flicker, the glass jar can live on as a glamorous holder for pens, makeup brushes, cotton swabs, and all sorts of other odds and ends.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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The Chinese and Hong Kong flags flutter as screens display the Hang Seng Index outside the Exchange Square complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on January 21, 2021 in Hong Kong, China.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Romantic connections will sweeten up by April 30 regardless, as your amorous ruler Venus finally flutters back into your relationship sector, softening your heart to the healing magic of love.—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2025
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If entertainment and relaxation are in the plans, a state-of-the-art movie theater room awaits downstairs, and two additional loft areas can be used for dance parties or a game room.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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In honor of the film's 35th anniversary, read ahead for some fun facts that will impress on your next nostalgic movie night.—
Maria Yagoda,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Wall Street analysts have issued a flurry of downgrades for the S&P 500, and billionaire business leaders are pushing back against Trump.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Vietnamese Communist Party chief To Lam was one of the first world leaders to speak with Trump last week after the U.S. president announced a flurry of tariffs on almost every country that exports to the United States.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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California beach towns — like Ventura, Pismo Beach or Encinitas — tend to be outdoorsy and mellow with a hint of boho energy.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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There is no hint of the loud background music in the recording.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With South of Midnight, Compulsion Games (Contrast, We Happy Few) meaningfully engages with the complex history of its Deep South setting, constantly flitting between the fantastical and the real, comedy and tragedy.—
Sarah Thwaites,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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Three flies flitted about the dish washing area.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Blue Origin rocket blasted off into space Monday morning while carrying Sanchez, Perry, television host Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Monday morning, CBS Mornings host Gayle King, pop star Katy Perry, journalist Lauren Sánchez, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and film producer Kerianne Flynn traveled to space.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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The transformed Hidden Jungle aviary bursts with hundreds of butterflies each spring, attracting butterfly enthusiasts from across the region.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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An 8-year-old Utah boy jumping on a trampoline miraculously survived after a strong wind burst sent him several feet into the air.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Despite being a nonpartisan race, the Badger State contest served as a national proxy battle for Democratic officials and progressive groups, who are grasping at any glimmer of hope amid Trump 2.0's dominance in Washington that has expanded to other parts of the country and culture.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Democrats saw a glimmer of hope after achieving a significant upset victory in a GOP-leaning state Senate race in Pennsylvania last week.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Flicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flicker. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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