"flacker" meaning in English

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        "4": "to flare, flicker, flutter"
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      "form": "flackering",
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      "form": "flackered",
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          "text": "And the cherubins flackered with their wings.",
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        "To flutter like a bird."
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        "(intransitive) To flutter like a bird."
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        "To flicker; to quiver."
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        "(intransitive) To flicker; to quiver."
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      "form": "flackering",
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        "To flutter like a bird."
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        "(intransitive) To flutter like a bird."
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        "To flicker; to quiver."
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        "(intransitive) To flicker; to quiver."
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