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
New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
This month, the orange exclamation point warning flicked on in my vehicle.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Joe Lynch, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
The provocative, genre-defying horror flick boasts unhinged gore, a delightfully dark sense of humor, Madigan as the creepiest aunt ever, and a crowd-pleasing finale.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
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Verb
This means that every once in a while, if the wind gusts just right (or wrong), your breath may still get flicked up onto your glasses.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
This month, the orange exclamation point warning flicked on in my vehicle.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
Following his breakout success in the 1987 vampire flick The Lost Boys, Sutherland was in talks to star as Cochran in a film about the rocker’s brief life.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
The provocative, genre-defying horror flick boasts unhinged gore, a delightfully dark sense of humor, Madigan as the creepiest aunt ever, and a crowd-pleasing finale.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flick
Verb
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Chirring insects, cool eels, darting dice snakes in the Volga delta.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The footage ends as the officer glances back toward the bench where the suspect was supposed to be handcuffed, before giving chase, with two other officers quickly darting out from behind the reception desk to join her.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Other features include a Game mode, which reduces latency so that the audio of games or movies are always synchronized with the video.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The grueling K-pop machine Ironically, the movie that made Ejae a star is an ode to the Korean pop music machine that disillusioned her all those years ago.—
Allison Cho,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Here’s what to do to get rid of pesky moths flitting around indoors.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
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As the movie flits between these different storylines, time is reframed less as something to resist (or defy) than as something to embrace.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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The researchers also observed superconductivity in flexible films made from niobium carbide nanoscrolls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Common items include notebooks or journals, paperback books or magazines, film cameras and crosswords.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, in some cars with only the rear windows open, the car will flutter and vibrate.—
John Paul,
The Providence Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
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The sky does not flutter at my heartfelt admiration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Pat Patriot danced in one corner.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Shakers, a sect of Christianity named for their ecstatic worship dancing, were nonviolent and refused to fight in the Revolutionary War upon settling in Upstate New York.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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