All flicker synonyms
flickΒ·er
F f noun flicker
- gleam β a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
- quivering β the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
- oscillation β an act or instance of oscillating.
- twinkle β to shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a star or distant light.
- flare β to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flash β a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
- beam β If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- vibration β the act of vibrating.
- scintillation β the act of scintillating; sparkling.
- ray β John, 1627?β1705, English naturalist.
- spark β Muriel (Sarah) (Camberg) 1918β2006, British novelist and writer, born in Scotland.
- sparkle β to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- ghost β the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- trace β either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
- impression β a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- suggestion β the act of suggesting.
verb flicker
- hover β to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- quiver β a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- waver β to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- flit β to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
- tremble β to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- shimmer β to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
- blink β When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again.
- glint β a tiny, quick flash of light.
- glimmer β a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
- blare β If something such as a siren or radio blares or if you blare it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
- glitter β to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light.
- glow β a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
- flitter β a fritter or pancake.
- dance β If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- burn β If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- quaver β to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- vibrate β to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
- blaze β When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
- swing β to play (music) in the style of swing.
- scintillate β to emit sparks.
- glance β to look quickly or briefly.
- fluctuate β to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- oscillate β to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- sputter β to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds.
- gutter β a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
- flutter β to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.