Flick"er , n.
1. The act
of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation;
sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last
flicker of the dying flame.
2. (Zoöl.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.
The cackle of the flicker among the oaks.
Thoureau.
Flick"er (-&etilde;r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flickered (-&etilde;rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Flickering.]
[OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. √84. Cf. Flacker.] 1. To flutter; to flap the
wings without flying.
And flickering on her nest made
short essays to sing.
Dryden.
2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of
air, or when
about to expire; as, the flickering light.
The shadows flicker to fro.
Tennyson.
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