Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flicker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flicker \Flick"er\ (-[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flickered}
(-[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flickering}.] [OE. flikeren,
flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D.
flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf. Flacker.]
1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
And flickering on her nest made short essays to
sing. --Dryden.
2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or
when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
The shadows flicker to fro. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flicker \Flick"er\, n.
1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden
and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of
the dying flame.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The golden-winged woodpecker ({Colaptes
aurutus}); -- so called from its spring note. Called also
{yellow-hammer}, {high-holder}, {pigeon woodpecker}, and
{yucca}.
The cackle of the flicker among the oaks.
--Thoureau.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flicker
n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {spark}, {glint}]
2: North American woodpecker
3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: {waver}, {flutter}]
v 1: move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle [syn: {waver},
{flitter}, {flutter}, {quiver}]
2: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: {flick}]
3: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn:
{flick}]
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