flicker
To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering lightTo burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
» Can you see that flickering light?
marco87 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(intransitive)To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
flackern, flimmern
мерца́тьmercátʹ
shine unsteadily
(intransitive)To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
A strong desire to smash up everything in the room kept flickering in his head.
1967, Barry Mason (writer), Tom Jones (performer), Delilah I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window / I saw the flickering shadow of love on her blind
мига́тьmigátʹ
(ambitransitive)To flutter or flap.
Examples
54 sentencesCan you see that flickering light?
The fluorescent light was faulty and flickered on and off intermittently.
deDie Leuchtstofflampe war defekt und flackerte stoßweise an und wieder aus. — Yorwba
The lights started to flicker again.
The flashlights flickered on and off.
The candle flickered in the dark.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flFrom Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flutter”), from Proto-West Germanic *flikurōn.
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Forms
flickers, flickering, flickered, flickeredSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle