🕯️flicker

verb
/ˈflɪk.ər/

Meaning

to shine unsteadily or waver between light and dark

Example Sentences

The candle flickered in the wind.

Example Expressions

a flicker of hope

Synonyms

glimmer, sparkle, flash, shimmer

Antonyms

steady, stable

Collocations

flicker of light, flicker of hope, flicker on screen, flicker in the dark

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