flicker
verb (used without object)
to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light; blink on and off.
are flickering
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present progressiveof flicker.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Other large pharma names are flickering but have work ahead of them before we turn to them as leadership,” he writes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
The last two years, those memories are flickering like a flame in the wind, trying to avoid the gusts that just keep coming strong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2021
He comes downstairs hours past bedtime, complaining that his eyes are flickering and he can’t sleep.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
It’s dark outside now and the candles are flickering in the packed dining room at Edwins.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2019
We run in and Freak is leaning back in his chair making this wheezing sound, panting real fast, and his eyelids are flickering.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
