flicker

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. flick·er¹ (flĭkʹər)v. flick·ered, flick·er·ing, flick·ersv. intr.
1. To move waveringly; flutter:
shadows flickering on the wall.
2. To burn unsteadily or fitfully.v. tr.
To cause to move waveringly.n.
1. A brief movement; a tremor.
2. An inconstant or wavering light.
3. A brief or slight sensation:
a flicker of doubt.
4. Slang. A movie. [Middle English flikeren, to flutter, from Old English flicerian.] II. flick·er² (flĭkʹər)n.
Any of various large North American woodpeckers of the genus Colaptes, especially C. auratus, the common flicker, having a brown back, spotted breast, and white rump. [Perhaps from flick¹.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  waver, flutter, spark, glint, flick, flitter, quiver