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Definition of "flicker" []
- To move waveringly; flutter: shadows flickering on the wall. (verb-intransitive)
- To burn unsteadily or fitfully. (verb-intransitive)
- To cause to move waveringly. (verb-transitive)
- A brief movement; a tremor. (noun)
- An inconstant or wavering light. (noun)
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Use "flicker" in a sentence
- "As the sun set that evening, I sat back into the arms of the substantial, saturated air, and watched the fireflies flicker from the comforts of a lawn chair."
- "That 60hz flicker is killer on my parafoveal vision."
- "Albiet, I have seen flicker from the early stages and at one time it was a darling .. but not any more."