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flickers




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flickers
     1. n. plural of flicker
flicker
     1. n. An unsteady flash of light.
           the flicker of the dying candle
           the flicker of a poorly tuned television set
     2. n. A short moment.
     3. v. (intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
     4. v. (intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
     5. v. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
     6. n. (US) Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.
     7. n. One who flicks.

Example Sentences

There were moments before the movie came out when I would have flickers of paranoia. 



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