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verb
intransitive verb
to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
Shadows flickered on the wall.
to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light
a candle flickering in the window
to appear or pass briefly or quickly A smile flickered across her face.
Thoughts flickered through his mind.
transitive verb
to cause to flicker
to produce by flickering
noun (1)
an act of flickering
a sudden brief movement
the flicker of an eyelash
a momentary quickening
a flicker of anger
a slight indication : hint
a flicker of recognition
a wavering light
the flicker of a candle
a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen
dated, informal movie—often used in plural
noun (2)
a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants compare red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker
verb
intransitive verb
to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
Shadows flickered on the wall.
to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light
a candle flickering in the window
to appear or pass briefly or quickly A smile flickered across her face.
Thoughts flickered through his mind.
transitive verb
to cause to flicker
to produce by flickering
noun (1)
an act of flickering
a sudden brief movement
the flicker of an eyelash
a momentary quickening
a flicker of anger
a slight indication : hint
a flicker of recognition
a wavering light
the flicker of a candle
a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen
dated, informal movie—often used in plural
noun (2)
a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants compare red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker
Verb Middle English flikeren, from Old English flicorian Noun (2) probably imitative of its call
The first known use of flicker was before the 12th century
fleece1 of 2noun
the woolly coat of an animal (as a sheep)
any of various soft or woolly coverings
a soft bulky knitted or woven fabric used especially for clothing
fleece2 of 2verb
to rob by trickery
to remove the fleece from : shear
fleece1 of 2noun
the woolly coat of an animal (as a sheep)
any of various soft or woolly coverings
a soft bulky knitted or woven fabric used especially for clothing
fleece2 of 2verb
to rob by trickery
to remove the fleece from : shear
fleet-footedadjective
able to run fast
fleet-footedadjective
able to run fast
flexverb
to bend especially over and over
to move muscles so as to cause flexion of
to move or tense (a muscle) by contraction
flexverb
to bend especially over and over
to move muscles so as to cause flexion of
to move or tense (a muscle) by contraction
flicker1 of 3verb
to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
to burn unsteadily or with a constantly changing light
a flickering candle
flicker2 of 3noun
an act of flickering
a brief stirring
a flicker of interest
a flickering light
flicker3 of 3noun
a large insect-eating North American woodpecker with a black crescent on the breast and yellow or red on the underside of the wings and tail compare red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker
1 A TV was flickering in the background.
2 The overhead light kept flickering off and on.
3 Thoughts flickered through his mind.
4 A smile flickered across her face.
5 as a child, the future director would spend hours sitting in the theater, totally entranced by the flickers
6 usually there's a flicker in car sales when the new models come out
7 there was a flicker of recognition in her eye when I mentioned his name, but she denied knowing him
8 Perch yourself at the white marble bar, where the bar stools are padded with sheepskin, and let the flickering candlelight, open kitchen, fun soundtrack and fresh flowers envelop you for the dining experience to come.
9 The crowd roars in the off-Broadway theater as the trickster plays out the killing blow, describing his actions in detail before the flickering stage lights and booming sound effects accompanying his attack take over.
1 不稳定
soft liquid unsure sandy unstable sliding unbalanced undecided unsettled shifty top-heavy vertiginous labile jiggly unfortified lubricous unequable lubricity incertitude falter destabilize unsteady unfix