flick·er
1 (flĭḱər)
[Middle English flikeren, to flutter, from Old English flicerian.]
verb: -ered, -er·ing, -ers.
intransitive verb
- To move waveringly; flutter: shadows flickering on the wall.
- To burn unsteadily or fitfully.
transitive verb
- To cause to move waveringly.
noun
- A brief movement; a tremor.
- An inconstant or wavering light.
- A brief or slight sensation: a flicker of doubt.
- Slang A movie.
flick·er
2 (flĭḱər)
[Perhaps from flick1.]
noun
- Any of various large North American woodpeckers of the genus Colaptes, especially C. auratus, the common flicker, having a brown back, spotted breast, and white rump.