“I still can't put it into words. I mean from being able to see absolutely nothing, it's pitch black, to all of a sudden seeing little flickers of light move around,” Esterhuizen said.
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Flickers
Synonyms for "flickers" (202 found)
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Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
After a few flickers, the light went out.
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The weak flame flickers and goes out.
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