Upflicker

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To flicker upward. poetic

    "The rose of love she wore for him blushed with a crimson flame, / And in her eyes the fire of life upflickered as he came."

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"The rose of love she wore for him blushed with a crimson flame, / And in her eyes the fire of life upflickered as he came."

Etymology

From up- + flicker.

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