as in darted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation
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Recent Examples of flicked
On the rush, Keller controlled the loose puck just inside the left circle and flicked a shot off the back post into the net.
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ABC News, 2 May 2026
Havertz turned and flicked it to Eze at the edge of the area, who curled home a spectacular finish.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Minutes into the execution, the team warden briefly flicked Hitchcock‘s face and yelled his name twice and shook his shoulders.
—Jeffrey Collins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
In the 115th minute, Rafael Navarro flicked on an inch-perfect header to Georgi Minoungou, who in real time looked offside but didn’t warrant a call from the linesman.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
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
White flicked home a diving header, off an entry pass played by Bruno Caicedo, to cap the scoring in the 87th minute.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Just then the lights in the apartment flicked off and on, then off again, leaving them in the dark, so Louise hung up.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 2 May 2026
Havertz turned and flicked it to Eze at the edge of the area, who curled home a spectacular finish.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Minutes into the execution, the team warden briefly flicked Hitchcock‘s face and yelled his name twice and shook his shoulders.
—Jeffrey Collins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
In the 115th minute, Rafael Navarro flicked on an inch-perfect header to Georgi Minoungou, who in real time looked offside but didn’t warrant a call from the linesman.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
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
White flicked home a diving header, off an entry pass played by Bruno Caicedo, to cap the scoring in the 87th minute.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Just then the lights in the apartment flicked off and on, then off again, leaving them in the dark, so Louise hung up.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicked
Verb
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Harvey Barnes interjected and darted forward, crossing for Nick Woltemade, but West Ham were playing at 33rpm to Newcastle’s 45.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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National Bureau of Investigation agents tried to serve the ICC arrest warrant, but dela Rosa darted toward a narrow stairway into the Senate plenary hall and sought the help of allied senators, who took him into protective custody.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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From there, the event planner extraordinaire flitted around to a few more spots, including MI-V1 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, and Lux, in the old Liquid location.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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These words are fascinating to consider in relation to Soderbergh, who has flitted among genres and subjects with a facility that is easily mistaken for dilettantism, or even ventriloquism.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mats Zuccarello took a shot from the left point that went off Toews and fluttered towards the net.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Homemade fan art of Jacks, the series’s love interest, fluttered out of a collector’s-edition case.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Prince Harry and Meghan hugged, twirled, dipped and danced across the frames taken during their first dance as a married couple, and the shots showed off new angles of her royal reception dress for the first time.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Witnesses recorded the ensuing chaos, one saying the shooter danced on Dustin's body after shooting him.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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“Flicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flicked. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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