as in darted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh
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Recent Examples of flickered
Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Street lights flickered on, even though the sunset wasn’t for another hour.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In an attempt to save the lives of those in the flooding shelter, Major Brittle rapidly flickered lights, like Morse code, trying to get the attention of helicopters.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The offense flickered out after that.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
My mind flickered in and out of clarity.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Moviegoers at a local theater gasped when their film flickered off and the manager took the stage to announce the war’s end.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Street lights flickered on, even though the sunset wasn’t for another hour.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In an attempt to save the lives of those in the flooding shelter, Major Brittle rapidly flickered lights, like Morse code, trying to get the attention of helicopters.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The offense flickered out after that.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
My mind flickered in and out of clarity.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Moviegoers at a local theater gasped when their film flickered off and the manager took the stage to announce the war’s end.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickered
Verb
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Maye’s eyes darted around, scanning the field for open receivers.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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His eyes darted around, finding nowhere to rest.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her eyes flitted over the sign with the three green leaves.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Councilwoman Stevens fluttered and snapped a folding fan.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The old reservoir flicked at the edge of my consciousness—like hearing your parents fighting but not grasping the stakes.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Chris Durkin played a long arcing ball-in from well outside the area to the back post and João Klauss flicked a header to McSorley for the finish.—
Mercury News staff,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During the show, families, couples and strangers danced together with glowing intensity while some children fell asleep on the plastic seats.—
Sofía Hanalei Sanchez,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Shane partied and danced at a nightclub with RuPaul.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Flickered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flickered. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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