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Definition flicker

Etymology 1

From Middle English flikeren (“to flutter”), from Old English flicerian, flicorian (“to flutter”). Akin to Saterland Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), West Frisian flikkerje (“to flicker”), Dutch flikkeren (“to flicker, flutter”), German Low German flickern (“to light up, flash, flicker”). Compare Old English flacor (“flickering, fluttering”), German flackern (“to flicker, flutter”), Old English fl?o?an (“to fly”).

Noun

flicker (countable and uncountable, plural flickers)

  1. An unsteady flash of light.
  2. A short moment.
Verb

flicker (third-person singular simple present flickers, present participle flickering, simple past and past participle flickered)

  1. (intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
  2. (intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
  3. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

Etymology 2

1808, American English, probably echoic of the bird's call, or from the white spotted plumage which appears to flicker.

Noun

flicker (plural flickers)

  1. (US) Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.

Etymology 3

flick +‎ -er

Noun

flicker (plural flickers)

  1. One who flicks.

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FICKLE 17
LICKER 14
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CLERK 13
FLECK 16
FLICK 16
ICKER 12
KEFIR 12
LIKER 10
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CEIL 8
CIRE 7
CLEF 11
FECK 14
FICE 10
FILE 8
FIRE 7
FLIC 11
KEIR 8
KERF 11
KIEF 11
KIER 8
LICE 8
LICK 12
LIEF 8
LIER 5
LIFE 8
LIKE 9
LIRE 5
RECK 11
REIF 7
RICE 7
RICK 11
RIEL 5
RIFE 7
RILE 5
3 letter words with the letters FLICKER 
CEL 7
ELF 7
ELK 8
FER 6
FIE 6
FIL 7
FIR 6
ICE 6
ICK 10
ILK 8
IRE 3
IRK 7
KEF 10
KIF 10
KIR 7
LEI 4
LEK 8
LIE 4
REC 6
REF 6
REI 3
RIF 6
2 letter words with the letters FLICKER 
EF 5
EL 3
ER 2
FE 5
FI 5
IF 5
KI 6
LI 3
RE 2

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