flicker

About 1.52 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An unsteady flash of light.

   the flicker of the dying candle

2. noun A short moment.

   a flicker of emotion

3. verb To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
4. verb To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.

   A strong desire to smash up everything in the room kept flickering in his head.

5. verb To flutter or flap.
6. noun Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.
7. noun One who flicks.
8. noun Ellipsis of channel flicker (“remote control”).

Similar words

glint spark flutter flitter flick waver quiver glimmer gleam flash

Often followed by

of in and noise on fusion is frequency out

Word family

flickered flickering flickers flickery