FLICKER
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Flick"er (flĭk"&etilde_;r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flickered (flĭk"&etilde_;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Flickering.] [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. √84. Cf. Flacker.] 1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
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And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing.
Dryden.
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2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
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The shadows flicker to fro.
Tennyson.
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Flick"er, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.
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2. (Zo&ö;l.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.
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The cackle of the flicker among the oaks.
Thoureau.
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