flicker
noun
1. a momentary flash of light
Definition categories: event, flash
2. North American woodpecker
Definition categories: animal, peckerwood, woodpecker
3. the act of moving back and forth
Similar word(s): flutter, waver
Definition categories: act, motility, motion, move, movement
4. One who flicks.
verb
1. move back and forth very rapidly
- The wings flickered in the strong wind
Similar word(s): flitter, flutter, quiver, waver
Definition categories: motion
2. shine unsteadily
- The candle flickered
Similar word(s): flick
Definition categories: weather, beam, shine
3. flash intermittently
- The lights flicked on and off
Similar word(s): flick
Definition categories: perception, blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle