"upflicker" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: upflickers [present, singular, third-person], upflickering [participle, present], upflickered [participle, past], upflickered [past]
Etymology: up- + flicker Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|flicker}} up- + flicker Head templates: {{en-verb}} upflicker (third-person singular simple present upflickers, present participle upflickering, simple past and past participle upflickered)
  1. (poetic) To flicker upward. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-upflicker-en-verb-1WoCXBDT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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