Flickering
/ˈflɪkəɹɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A short, uncertain burst.
"Even after the acrimonious breakup, she still felt flickerings of love for him."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of flicker form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
"With 3,600 h.p. underfoot, acceleration was reasonably brisk, but the flickering wheel-slip indicator light showed the prudence of not putting full power through the traction motors while there were traces of early-morning dampness on the rails."
Adjective
- 1 shining unsteadily wordnet
Example
More examples"The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze."