flick
noun
a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger.
have been flicking
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present perfect progressiveof flick.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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He might have been flicking a fly from his sleeve, so indifferent was his answer in his blindness.
From Leonie of the Jungle by Joan Conquest
