flicker
verb (used without object)
to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light; blink on and off.
flickery
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a word derived from
flicker.
Example Sentences
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But I think the answer is to be flickery, fluid, escaping.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
The first movie was "The Great Train Robbery," this flickery image...
From Fox News ● Jun. 14, 2019
Individuals were redefined as digital wraiths, whose data could be loaded on to a disc and disgorged from a machine as flickery holograms.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2015
Nor in the projection equipment—a little flickery, as to That; still, the problem’s with the Dream Master.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2012
I’ve noticed lately that when I’m around boys my age, they tend to get nervous, with flickery eyes and dry mouths.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
