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verb
[no object] 1(of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness:the interior lights flickered and came on (of a flame) burn fitfully, alternately flaring up and dying down:the candle flickered again (as adjective flickering)the flickering flames of the fire [with adverbial of place] (of a feeling or emotion) be experienced or show itself briefly and faintly, especially in someone’s eyes:amusement flickered briefly in his eyes
2make small, quick movements; flutter rapidly:her eyelids flickered [with complement]:the injured killer’s eyes flickered open [with adverbial of direction] (of someone’s eyes) move quickly in a particular direction in order to look at something:her alert hazel eyes flickered around the room
noun
1an unsteady movement of a flame or light that causes rapid variations in brightness:the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes fluctuations in the brightness of a movie or television image such as occur when the number of frames per second is too small or the refresh rate too low for persistence of vision.
2a tiny movement:then a flicker of movement caught his eye a brief feeling or indication of emotion:a flicker of a smile passed across her face she felt a flicker of alarm
