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flickers
We have found lemma(root) word of flickers : flicker.
Definitions
[ˈflɪkə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness
(e.g: the interior lights flickered, and came on)
- make small, quick movements
(e.g: her eyelids flickered)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English flicorian, flycerian ‘to flutter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to Low German flickern and Dutch flikkeren
[ˈflɪkə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness
(e.g: the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes)
- a tiny movement
(e.g: the flicker of an eyelid)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English flicorian, flycerian ‘to flutter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to Low German flickern and Dutch flikkeren
[ˈflɪkə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an American woodpecker that often feeds on ants on the ground
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 19th century: imitative of its call
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