flicker
verb (used without object)
to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light; blink on and off.
flickered
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past participleof flicker.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof flicker.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
flickerverb (used without object)to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light; blink on and off.
Example Sentences
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Westlife performed 'World of Our Own' and 'You Raise Me Up', with tens of thousands joining in as phone lights flickered around the towering tiers of Croke Park.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Inexplicably, the lights flickered during the groom-mother dance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
In one recording of a WhatsApp video call seen by AFP, the scammer, appearing lifelike as the prince, flickered on the screen.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Families, in their various flavors, have been essential to television since that light first flickered on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
The candlelight flickered in the lenses of Edward Ashton’s glasses as if his eyes might shoot flaming arrows at her.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
