- 1. v. i. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. Source: opted
- 2. v. i. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. Source: opted
- 3. n. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. Source: opted
- 4. n. The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. Source: opted
- 5. n. a momentary flash of light Source: wordnet
- 6. n. North American woodpecker Source: wordnet
- 7. n. the act of moving back and forth Source: wordnet
- 8. v. move back and forth very rapidly Source: wordnet
- 9. v. shine unsteadily Source: wordnet
- 10. v. flash intermittently Source: wordnet
- 11. 1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. Dryden. 2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. The shadows flicker to fro. Tennyson. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. 2. (Zoöl.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. Thoureau. Source: webster
- 12. The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so calledfrom its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeonwoodpecker, and yucca.The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. Thoureau. Source: adambom
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