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Flickering

//ˈflɪkəɹɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 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. 1
    shining unsteadily wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A short, uncertain burst.

    "Even after the acrimonious breakup, she still felt flickerings of love for him."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of flicker form-of, gerund, participle, present

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