"flicker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflɪkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈflɪkɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flicker.wav [Southern-England] Forms: flickers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flutter”). Akin to Saterland Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), West Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), Dutch flikkeren (“to flicker, flutter”), German Low German flickern (“to light up, flash, flicker”). Compare Old English flacor (“flickering, fluttering”), German flackern (“to flicker, flutter”), Old English flēoġan (“to fly”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flikeren|t=to flutter}} Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), {{inh|en|ang|flicerian}} Old English flicerian, {{m|ang|flicorian|t=to flutter}} flicorian (“to flutter”), {{cog|stq|flikkerje|t=to flicker}} Saterland Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), {{cog|fy|flikkerje|t=to flicker}} West Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), {{cog|nl|flikkeren|t=to flicker, flutter}} Dutch flikkeren (“to flicker, flutter”), {{cog|nds-de|flickern|t=to light up, flash, flicker}} German Low German flickern (“to light up, flash, flicker”), {{cog|ang|flacor|t=flickering, fluttering}} Old English flacor (“flickering, fluttering”), {{cog|de|flackern|t=to flicker, flutter}} German flackern (“to flicker, flutter”), {{cog|ang|flēoġan|t=to fly}} Old English flēoġan (“to fly”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flicker (countable and uncountable, plural flickers)
  1. An unsteady flash of light. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Light Translations (an unsteady flash of light): وَمِيض (wamīḍ) (Arabic), وَمْضَة (wamḍa) (Arabic), ñirñir (Basque), блещукане (bleštukane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), мъждукане (mǎždukane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), flimren (Danish), lepatus (Finnish), papillotement [masculine] (French), scintillement (French), ციმციმი (cimcimi) (Georgian), ციალი (ciali) (Georgian), გაელვება (gaelveba) (Georgian), ელვარება (elvareba) (Georgian), აელვარება (aelvareba) (Georgian), კრთომა (ḳrtoma) (Georgian), გამოკრთომა (gamoḳrtoma) (Georgian), ბჟუტვა (bžuṭva) (Georgian), კვესა (ḳvesa) (Georgian), კამკამი (ḳamḳami) (Georgian), კაშკაში (ḳašḳaši) (Georgian), ბრწყინვა (brc̣q̇inva) (Georgian), კიაფი (ḳiapi) (Georgian), Flackern [neuter] (German), Flimmern [neuter] (German), guizzo (Italian), tremolio (Italian), błysk [masculine] (Polish), bruxuleio [masculine] (Portuguese), licăr [neuter] (Romanian), scânteiere [feminine] (Romanian), licărire [feminine] (Romanian), sclipire [feminine] (Romanian), мерца́ние (mercánije) [neuter] (Russian), вспы́шка (vspýška) (english: flash) [feminine] (Russian), parpadeo [masculine] (Spanish), flimmer [neuter] (Swedish), мерехті́ння (merextínnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-flicker-en-noun-37LDSPao Disambiguation of Light: 35 0 16 4 26 10 9 Disambiguation of 'an unsteady flash of light': 100 0
  2. (figurative) A short moment. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (a short moment): طَرْفَة (ṭarfa) (Arabic), وَمْضَة (wamḍa) (Arabic), նշույլ (nšuyl) (Armenian), glimt [neuter] (Danish), väläys (Finnish), häivähdys (Finnish), fremito (Italian), mgnienie [neuter] (Polish), instante [masculine] (Portuguese), clipă [feminine] (Romanian), мгнове́ние (mgnovénije) [neuter] (Russian), миг (mig) [masculine] (Russian), glimt [common-gender] (Swedish), ögonblick [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-flicker-en-noun-NSLT5IMb Disambiguation of 'a short moment': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flicker fixer, flicker noise, flicker show, flicker wheel, flimmer
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈflɪkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈflɪkɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flicker.wav [Southern-England] Forms: flickers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: 1808, American English, probably echoic of the bird's call, or from the white spotted plumage which appears to flicker. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=echoic}} echoic Head templates: {{en-noun}} flicker (plural flickers)
  1. (US) Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Woodpeckers Translations (Small woodpecker of the genus Colaptes): ամերիկյան փայտփորիկ (amerikyan pʻaytpʻorik) (Armenian), kultatikka (Finnish), Goldspecht [masculine] (German), küllő (Hungarian), dzięcioł [masculine] (Polish), wesawangé (Potawatomi), дя́тел (djátel) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-flicker-en-noun-s4h3H8K8 Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 2 2 39 9 20 26 2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 28 10 23 32 5 Derived forms: Andean flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes rupicola), Bermuda flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes oceanicus), Campo flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes campestris), Caribbean flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus), Chilean flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes pitius), Fernandina's flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes fernandinae), gilded flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes chrysoides), Guatemalan flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes auratus mexicanoides), Pampas flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes campestris), northern flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes auratus), red-shafted flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes auratus cafer), yellow-shafted flicker (taxonomic: Colaptes auratus auratus)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈflɪkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈflɪkɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flicker.wav [Southern-England] Forms: flickers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: flick + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flick|er|id2=agent noun}} flick + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} flicker (plural flickers)
  1. One who flicks. Derived forms: bean flicker, flea flicker
    Sense id: en-flicker-en-noun-KBeXnvJF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈflɪkə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈflɪkɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flicker.wav [Southern-England] Forms: flickers [present, singular, third-person], flickering [participle, present], flickered [participle, past], flickered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flutter”). Akin to Saterland Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), West Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), Dutch flikkeren (“to flicker, flutter”), German Low German flickern (“to light up, flash, flicker”). Compare Old English flacor (“flickering, fluttering”), German flackern (“to flicker, flutter”), Old English flēoġan (“to fly”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flikeren|t=to flutter}} Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), {{inh|en|ang|flicerian}} Old English flicerian, {{m|ang|flicorian|t=to flutter}} flicorian (“to flutter”), {{cog|stq|flikkerje|t=to flicker}} Saterland Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), {{cog|fy|flikkerje|t=to flicker}} West Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), {{cog|nl|flikkeren|t=to flicker, flutter}} Dutch flikkeren (“to flicker, flutter”), {{cog|nds-de|flickern|t=to light up, flash, flicker}} German Low German flickern (“to light up, flash, flicker”), {{cog|ang|flacor|t=flickering, fluttering}} Old English flacor (“flickering, fluttering”), {{cog|de|flackern|t=to flicker, flutter}} German flackern (“to flicker, flutter”), {{cog|ang|flēoġan|t=to fly}} Old English flēoġan (“to fly”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} flicker (third-person singular simple present flickers, present participle flickering, simple past and past participle flickered)
  1. (intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light. Tags: intransitive Translations (to burn or shine unsteadily): رَفْرَفَ (rafrafa) (Arabic), خفَقَ (Arabic), يَخْتَلِج (yaḵtalij) (Arabic), يَرْتَعِش (yartaʕiš) (Arabic), блещукам (bleštukam) (Bulgarian), мъждукам (mǎždukam) (Bulgarian), vacil·lar (Catalan), parpellejar (Catalan), pipellejar (Catalan), 閃爍 (Chinese Mandarin), 闪烁 (shǎnshuò) (Chinese Mandarin), 搖曳 (Chinese Mandarin), 摇曳 (yáoyè) (Chinese Mandarin), flimre (Danish), flagri (Esperanto), lepattaa (Finnish), vaciller (French), papilloter (French), ციმციმებს (cimcimebs) (Georgian), იელვებს (ielvebs) (Georgian), კრთის (ḳrtis) (Georgian), კრთება (ḳrteba) (Georgian), ბჟუტავს (bžuṭavs) (Georgian), ციალებს (cialebs) (Georgian), კამკამებს (ḳamḳamebs) (Georgian), კიაფობს (ḳiapobs) (Georgian), flackern (German), flimmern (German), anorliorpoq (Greenlandic), guizzare (Italian), tremolare (Italian), 揺らめく (yurameku) (alt: ゆらめく) (Japanese), teretere (Maori), pūrēhua (Maori), kōpura (Maori), سو سو زدن (su-su zadan) (Persian), لپیدن (lepidan) [archaic] (Persian), tremular (Portuguese), bruxulear (Portuguese), licări (Romanian), pâlpâi (Romanian), мерца́ть (mercátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), parpadear (Spanish), titilar (Spanish), flimra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-flicker-en-verb-sZ4bK1Iy Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 28 10 23 32 5 Disambiguation of 'to burn or shine unsteadily': 69 31 0
  2. (intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Time Translations (to keep going on and off): проблясвам (probljasvam) (Bulgarian), трепкам (trepkam) (Bulgarian), pampalluguejar (Catalan), blinke (Danish), välkkyä (Finnish), väristä (Finnish), scintiller (French), angaluppoq (Greenlandic), sfarfallare (Italian), migać [imperfective] (Polish), migotać [imperfective] (Polish), piscar (Portuguese), мига́ть (migátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), parpadear (Spanish), titilar (Spanish), centellear (Spanish), glimta (Swedish), blinka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-flicker-en-verb-UQo7imLV Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 19 12 28 36 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 0 15 7 32 42 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 28 10 23 32 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 3 1 24 10 25 33 5 Disambiguation of 'to keep going on and off': 12 87 1
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To flutter or flap. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-flicker-en-verb--BTVMjPY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "text": "the flicker of the dying candle",
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          "word": "ñirñir"
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "flimren"
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          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "lepatus"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "scintillement"
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          "code": "ka",
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          "code": "ka",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gaelveba",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "გაელვება"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "elvareba",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "ელვარება"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "aelvareba",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "აელვარება"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳrtoma",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "კრთომა"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gamoḳrtoma",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "გამოკრთომა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "bžuṭva",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "ბჟუტვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳvesa",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "კვესა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳamḳami",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "კამკამი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳašḳaši",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "კაშკაში"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "brc̣q̇inva",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "ბრწყინვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳiapi",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "კიაფი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Flackern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Flimmern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "guizzo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "word": "tremolio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "błysk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bruxuleio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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          "word": "იელვებს"
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "ბჟუტავს"
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          "word": "ციალებს"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "ḳamḳamebs",
          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "კამკამებს"
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "roman": "ḳiapobs",
          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "კიაფობს"
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "guizzare"
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "kōpura"
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
          "code": "fa",
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "tremular"
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "bruxulear"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "licări"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "pâlpâi"
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "mercátʹ",
          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "мерца́ть"
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
          "word": "parpadear"
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          "_dis1": "69 31 0",
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          "word": "titilar"
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          "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
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          "text": "A strong desire to smash up everything in the room kept flickering in his head.",
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        {
          "text": "1967, Barry Mason (writer), Tom Jones (performer), Delilah\nI saw the light on the night that I passed by her window / I saw the flickering shadow of love on her blind"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ciali",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "ციალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gaelveba",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "გაელვება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "elvareba",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "ელვარება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aelvareba",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "აელვარება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳrtoma",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "კრთომა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamoḳrtoma",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "გამოკრთომა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bžuṭva",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "ბჟუტვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳvesa",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "კვესა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳamḳami",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "კამკამი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳašḳaši",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "კაშკაში"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "brc̣q̇inva",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "ბრწყინვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳiapi",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "კიაფი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Flackern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Flimmern"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "guizzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "word": "tremolio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "błysk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bruxuleio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "licăr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scânteiere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "licărire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sclipire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mercánije",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мерца́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "flash",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vspýška",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вспы́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parpadeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "flimmer"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "merextínnja",
      "sense": "an unsteady flash of light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мерехті́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭarfa",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "word": "طَرْفَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wamḍa",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "word": "وَمْضَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "nšuyl",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "word": "նշույլ"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "glimt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "word": "väläys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "word": "häivähdys"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "word": "fremito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mgnienie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clipă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mgnovénije",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мгнове́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mig",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "миг"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "glimt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a short moment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ögonblick"
    }
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    "flicker"
  ],
  "word": "flicker"
}

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    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪkə(ɹ)",
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    "en:Time",
    "en:Woodpeckers"
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        "3": "flikeren",
        "t": "to flutter"
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      "expansion": "Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”)",
      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "flickern",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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      "form": "flickers",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "flickering",
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      "form": "flickered",
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        "To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light."
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        "(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light."
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        {
          "text": "A strong desire to smash up everything in the room kept flickering in his head.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "1967, Barry Mason (writer), Tom Jones (performer), Delilah\nI saw the light on the night that I passed by her window / I saw the flickering shadow of love on her blind"
        }
      ],
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        "To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter."
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          "appear"
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        ],
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          "flutter"
        ]
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        "(intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1884, Margaret Oliphant, Old Lady Mary",
          "text": "But the child saw her; was it possible? He turned his head towards her, and flickered his baby hands, and cooed with that indescribable voice that goes to every woman's heart.",
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To flutter or flap."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈflɪkɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪkə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Flickr"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flicker.wav",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rafrafa",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "رَفْرَفَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "خفَقَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yaḵtalij",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "يَخْتَلِج"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yartaʕiš",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "يَرْتَعِش"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bleštukam",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "блещукам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mǎždukam",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "мъждукам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "vacil·lar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "parpellejar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "pipellejar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "閃爍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǎnshuò",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "闪烁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "搖曳"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yáoyè",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "摇曳"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "flimre"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "flagri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "lepattaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "vaciller"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "papilloter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "cimcimebs",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "ციმციმებს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ielvebs",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "იელვებს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳrtis",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "კრთის"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳrteba",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "კრთება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bžuṭavs",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "ბჟუტავს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "cialebs",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "ციალებს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳamḳamebs",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "კამკამებს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳiapobs",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "კიაფობს"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "flackern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "flimmern"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "anorliorpoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "guizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "tremolare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ゆらめく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yurameku",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "揺らめく"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "teretere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "pūrēhua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "kōpura"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "su-su zadan",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "سو سو زدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lepidan",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "لپیدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "tremular"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "bruxulear"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
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      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
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      "word": "мерца́ть"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "parpadear"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "titilar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to burn or shine unsteadily",
      "word": "flimra"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "probljasvam",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "проблясвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "trepkam",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "pampalluguejar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "blinke"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "välkkyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "väristä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "scintiller"
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    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "angaluppoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "sfarfallare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "migać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "migotać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "piscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "titilar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "centellear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "glimta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to keep going on and off",
      "word": "blinka"
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}

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      "taxonomic": "Colaptes rupicola",
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      "taxonomic": "Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus",
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Colaptes auratus cafer",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "küllő"
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      "lang": "Polish",
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}

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