Synonyms for flickering


Grammar : Adj
Spell : flik-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɪk ər


Définition of flickering

Origin :
  • 1849, "wavering, unsteady light or flame;" 1857 as "a flickering," from flicker (v.).
  • adj shining unsteadily
Example sentences :
  • "And you, too," he added, flickering a glance at Miss Georgie.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • The familiar horse appeared in the flickering circle of light.
  • Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
  • Gone was the brambled waste, gone the flickering tangle of woodland.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • The paper that hung in his hand had touched the flickering peat.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Nelly caught it up and held it on the breezy side of the flickering match.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • She held the flickering flame closer, and saw that she was dead!
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • It fell to the floor, to gleam dully in the flickering light of the fire.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • The night lamps are dull and flickering and the stranger is a mere shadow.
  • Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King
  • Through the flickering light he could see the passages Tessibel had marked.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Centuries of history are involved in its flickering shadows.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland

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