v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Flickered 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. [ 1913 Webster ]
The shadows flicker to fro. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. [ 1913 Webster ]
The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. Thoureau. [ 1913 Webster ]
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