The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze.
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Flickering
//ˈflɪkəɹɪŋ//
Synonyms for "flickering" (185 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (56)
discontinuousdizzyeccentricerraticfaintfast and looseficklefitfulflagrantflamingflaringflashflashingfleetflickerflickeryflickyflightyflittingfluctuating
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flutterflutteringflutteryfreakishfuminggiddyglowinggutteringhaltingherky-jerkyheterocliteignescentignitedimmethodicalimpetuousimpulsivein a blazein a glowin flamesincandescentinconsistentinconstantindecisiveinfirminflamedintermittentintermittingirregularirresoluteirresponsiblejerkykindledlambentlight showliveliving
Related words (92)
lurchingmazymercurialmeteoricmoodynonuniformon firepatchyplayplayingquickquiverquiveringquiveryramblingreekingrestlessroughrovingscatterbrained
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scintillantscintillatingscrappyshapelessshiftingshiftyshinyshortshort and sweetshort-termshort-termedshufflingsmokingsmolderingsnatchysparkingspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspasticspeedyspinelesssplutteringsporadicspottysputteringsputterystaggeringstroboscopicswifttwinkleunaccountableuncertainuncontrolledundependableundisciplinedunequalunevenunextinguishedunfixedunmethodicalunmetricalunpredictableunquenchedunregularunreliableunrestrainedunrhythmicalunsettledunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsystematicvacillatingvagrantvariableveeringvicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvolatilewanderingwantonwaveringwaverywavywaywardwhimsicalwishy washywishy-washywobblingwobbly
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2 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 2 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ῥοδανός adj (to shine unsteadily)
Māori
2 entries- pūrēhua adj (to shine unsteadily)
- teretere adj (to shine unsteadily)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The picture on this TV is no good. It keeps flickering.
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Can you see that flickering light?
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The flickering flame of the northern lights could be plainly seen, whether they rose high or low in the heavens, from every part of the castle.
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