as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
we could catch a flick together next weekend
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Recent Examples of flick
Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
There was one possible offside from the initial cross, a second if the ball had been flicked on in the next phase, followed by doubt over whether the Coventry City striker had scored with his arm.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
With the simple flick of a switch, your garbage disposal can make practically any post-meal clean-up a breeze.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Round Rock put in the dagger in the 70th minute when Carlee Deegan flicked a pass to Hernandez who made a nifty move to get free, then blasted a shot from 14 yards out, middle pitch, to give the Dragons a 3-1 lead.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
There was one possible offside from the initial cross, a second if the ball had been flicked on in the next phase, followed by doubt over whether the Coventry City striker had scored with his arm.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
Ryan Gosling’s sci-fi space flick is still defying gravity at the box office, dropping only 23 percent in its fourth week, per Comscore.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
With the simple flick of a switch, your garbage disposal can make practically any post-meal clean-up a breeze.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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Pete Crow-Armstrong dashed from third base, tapped the plate and then darted to the fans behind home, jumping on the railing against the netting to celebrate the Chicago Cubs’ walk-off, extra-innings, 2-1 win over the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The hungry sharks surrounded Barley in the clips, leaping out of the water and quickly darting around his Sea-Doo.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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For many years, Libby Gelman-Waxner, then an assistant buyer in juniors’ activewear, moonlighted for Premiere magazine and Entertainment Weekly as the world’s most beloved and irresponsible movie critic.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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On the same day as the New York movie premiere, Hathaway was also named PEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful for 2026.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The water spider, according to Cherokee legend, was able to flit across the water to retrieve life-saving coal that could warm the cold world.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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This commentary was not from a wonkish TikToker nor a network pundit but from TMZ, the merciless purveyor of celebrity dirt, which published the images of Graham after a citizen vacationer noticed the senator flitting through the theme park and sent pictures.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Her family stays on beside the ruins, and the film charts how occupation and its aftermath become the unremarkable background of her adolescence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Where to Shop Atlantic Station With about 50 stores and restaurants, Atlantic Station is the perfect place to shop, dine, and catch a film or go bowling in the heart of Atlanta.—
Ellie Nan Storck,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kick your legs in small up-and-down fluttering motions while keeping your lower back flat and abs tight throughout.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Apr. 2026
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Video from the scene hours after the fire first erupted showed ash fluttering through the air and burned paper in the yards of homes across the street from the warehouse.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nobody in my family liked to dance.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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People have always listened to dance music of all kinds by themselves, but even then, some notion of communal experience is usually in the mix—a memory of parties past, a fantasy of one to come.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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