flick
noun
a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger.
has been flicking
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present perfect progressiveof flick (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The market has been flicking salt on many other excellent 1939 statements, regarding them as eulogies of past business, irrelevant to earnings prospects now.
From Time Magazine Archive
