as in darted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh
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Recent Examples of flickered
The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Street lights flickered on, even though the sunset wasn’t for another hour.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In an attempt to save the lives of those in the flooding shelter, Major Brittle rapidly flickered lights, like Morse code, trying to get the attention of helicopters.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The offense flickered out after that.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
My mind flickered in and out of clarity.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Moviegoers at a local theater gasped when their film flickered off and the manager took the stage to announce the war’s end.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Street lights flickered on, even though the sunset wasn’t for another hour.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In an attempt to save the lives of those in the flooding shelter, Major Brittle rapidly flickered lights, like Morse code, trying to get the attention of helicopters.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The offense flickered out after that.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
My mind flickered in and out of clarity.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Moviegoers at a local theater gasped when their film flickered off and the manager took the stage to announce the war’s end.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickered
Verb
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Three flies darted around near the back door.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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On second down at the 22, Smith grabbed a swing pass from Andrews and darted 22 yards for what proved to be the winning score.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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Nine flies flitted about the place, three of which flew around utensils in kitchen storage.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the Lower West Side of Chicago, music blared and green, white and red flags fluttered down the streets of the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday as crowds gathered for the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their tops and Tate’s hair fluttered in the breeze of a wind machine absurdly cranked up to Stage 4 hurricane levels.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Osaka said her fighting victory over Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal flicked a switch that lit the spark.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sporting took the lead early thanks to Joveljic’s 15th goal of the 2025 season, a header flicked in at the near post.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Like Spears’ 2001 performance, Carpenter also danced under rain.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lewis might be the most popular backup QB to hit the Mile High City since Drew Lock danced his way into Front Range hearts.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Flickered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flickered. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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