"flickering" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈflɪkəɹɪŋ/
Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} flickering
  1. shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light) Categories (topical): Light Translations (to shine unsteadily): ῥοδανός (rhodanós) (Ancient Greek), pūrēhua (Maori), teretere (Maori)
    Sense id: en-flickering-en-adj-Le6HMY-1 Disambiguation of Light: 56 0 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 41 27 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 38 32

Noun

IPA: /ˈflɪkəɹɪŋ/ Forms: flickerings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flickering (plural flickerings)
  1. A short, uncertain burst.
    Sense id: en-flickering-en-noun-lcmlRY~y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 38 32

Verb

IPA: /ˈflɪkəɹɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flickering
  1. present participle and gerund of flicker Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: flicker
    Sense id: en-flickering-en-verb-CsgTgRHK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 23 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 38 32

Inflected forms

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