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Meanings of flickering in English

Shining unsteadily.

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Usage of flickering in English
1
The open state was always interrupted by flickering to the closed state.
Pubmed
2
There was a sense of action: the videoscreens were flickering with movement.
The genesis secret
3
Watch the play of light and shade in the flickering leaves overhead.
The Chief End of Man
4
The flickering had almost stopped; a calm had settled over the place.
Complete Books of Blood
5
Amongst the flickering pictures of the year the first was the clearest.
The Summons
6
The room was warm, the lamp flickering hotly in the summer breeze.
Kenny
7
He says 'ravaged' in a teasing, theatrical manner, with his eyelashes flickering.
The great lover
8
The lightning was again flickering in the west and we pressed on.
John Henry Smith / A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life
9
It starts looking for food.' He glanced up at the flickering lights.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
10
By the flickering light he caught the terrified expression in her eyes.
Castle Craneycrow
11
The paper that hung in his hand had touched the flickering peat.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
12
We stood within the flickering of oil lamps inside a large tent.
The Great Book of Amber
13
Ahead of her, she thought she could make out some flickering light.
Sacrifice
14
The flickering light fell on the pale faces of the determined men.
A Little Traitor to the South / A War Time Comedy with a Tragic ...
15
The pale flame of the candles sent flickering shadows over the walls.
The Child of Pleasure
16
The lieutenant stepped back clumsily, his eyes glazing in the flickering light.
Despoilers of the Golden Empire
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Flickering through the time
Flickering across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common