Meaning of Flicker

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Flicker

1. 1
   v. i.

   To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

2. 2
   v. i.

   To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.

3. 3
   n.

   The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.

4. 4
   n.

   The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.

5. 5
   v. i.

   To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

6. 6
   v. i.

   To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.

7. 7
   n.

   The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.

8. 8
   n.

   The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.