flicker
/ˈflɪkər/
verb
- To shine or burn unsteadily, with quick variations in brightness.
- A faint hope flickered in her heart.
- The lights flickered during the storm.
- The candle flame flickered in the draft.
- To move quickly and lightly back and forth or up and down.
- The bird's wings flickered as it hovered.
- The leaves flickered in the breeze.
- Her eyelids flickered as she tried to stay awake.
- To appear briefly or faintly.
- A smile flickered across his face.
- An image flickered on the screen for a moment.
- Doubt flickered in her eyes.
Antonyms
noun
- An unsteady, brief, or wavering light or movement.
- The old TV had a constant flicker on the screen.
- He saw a flicker of movement in the bushes.
- There was a flicker of lightning in the distance.
- A brief or faint sign of something.
- There wasn't a flicker of emotion on his face.
- A flicker of interest appeared in her eyes.
- She felt a flicker of hope.