flick
noun
a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger.
have flicked
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present perfectof flick.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A much-rebooted campaign may have flicked its on/off switch for the last time.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024
If she had an “off” switch she would have flicked it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
It’s a bit of a half-hearted appeal, and Erasmus isn’t won over, but the ball might just have flicked glove on its way through, so Australia review it.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2015
In 1997, his computer models suggested that giant sauropod dinosaurs could have flicked their tails at supersonic speeds.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2013
The corners are tucked in tight like a paper football we might have flicked through straw goalposts last year.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
