flick 1 of 2

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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flick

2 of 2

noun

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
Verb
The light bulb flicks on and Belinda makes the connection, and is able to place that eerily familiar face. Dan Heching, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 His idea is to splice together VHS scenes from Bollywood movies with Buster Keaton and Chaplin flicks, a crime waiting to be discovered. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
Another great performance in a go-for-broke horror flick about a woman well over the verge of a nervous breakdown. Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025 Beyond being a classic serial killer flick, the movie deals with sexism and the familiar pattern of women not being believed. Keith Langston, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flick
Verb
  • The air was thick with humidity, and the forest seemed alive with sounds — colorful birds, darting insects, cutting ants, and the frequent rustle of something unseen.
    Bill Frist, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Its story, slender but charged, is in a constant state of retreat, repeatedly darting into psychological and existential alleys just out of view.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Also in the episode, Questlove offers a preview of his next movie, a documentary about the legendary band Earth, Wind and Fire.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
  • For a great film, and an even better true story behind it, check out some of the best movies inspired by real people that are streaming on Netflix right now.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But flitting across the water on a kiteboard also brings dangers that are not present in surfing.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
  • With a plot that flits between past and present, The Notebook follows Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah’s (Ryan Gosling) love affair as told by Noah’s older self (James Garner) at a nursing home to his wife (the late, great Gena Rowlands) suffering from Alzheimer’s.
    Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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  • Eight people died on Mount Everest in May 1996, but the film only highlights five of the deceased: guides Andrew Harris (Martin Henderson), Hall and Fischer, as well as clients Doug Hansen (John Hawkes) and Yasuko Namba (Naoko Mori).
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • For those who are too young to recall, the film, written and directed by Spike Jonze, portrays a future in which people fall deeply in love with A.I.s that are conveyed as voices through their devices.
    Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Or catch a ferry to Lokrum Island—a 72-hectare nature reserve home to towering pine forests, a medieval Benedictine monastery (established in the 11th century), and botanical gardens where flirty peacocks flutter their feathers.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • His long-distance shot skimmed off the stick of Niko Mikkola and fluttered past Juuse Saros.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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  • For the first time since 2021, Boise State basketball will not be dancing in March.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
  • As Saxon removed his shirt and Lochlan sipped alcohol out of a shell, everyone danced under the boat’s red lighting.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025

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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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