flickered

verb

past tense of flicker
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 Inexplicably, the lights flickered during the groom-mother dance. — Anna Raskind, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 While lights flickered, music blared and fans cheered, the goal was ruled off; Harris was initially deemed offside. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 The noise came after the lights at her grandmother's house flickered three times, and then shut off completely. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 The neon lights began to move about briskly, like gleaming whirligig beetles, and the lights on the advertising tower closest to the stadium flickered across the Squirrel-brand margarine ad. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Above the roofs, like an alien protrusion, the lights on a faraway derrick flickered. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 Her heart hammered away, her eyes flickered, and her voice grew tiny and plaintive. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 SportsCenter flickered on several televisions. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 In the Florida Keys, lights flickered and boats rocked a bit more than usual. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickered
  1. darted
  2. flitted
  3. fluttered
  4. flicked
  5. danced
Verb
  • Nix darted to his right at the snap as Harvey ran a flat route toward the front pylon.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Late in the second period, freshman Emma Yokoi avoided a flag pull on a short, fourth-and-1 reception and darted 21 yards for a touchdown to push Newport Harbor’s lead to 13-0.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of darted
Verb
  • By the front door, a hummingbird repeatedly flitted to the tubular magenta blooms of the Salvia spathacea.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of flitted
Verb
  • The first model emerged onto a sinuous runway in a nubuck coat paired with chiffon pants that fluttered in the breeze, revealing knee-high calfskin boots.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Yellow flags Nothing did more damage to UConn’s defense in Saturday’s opener than the little yellow flags that fluttered onto the field from the referees’ waistband.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of fluttered
Verb
  • That’s the good life for a family that rarely flicked on the television in their childhood home.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Over two hours away through miles of dense forest, before any stadium lights flicked on in Summit at Southwest Mississippi Community College, Nolan’s coaches and teammates found several ways to remember their promising recruit Thursday.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • The potential shifting of styles is no problem for Velasquez, who has danced under Cunningham and Binda and their successors Seiwert and Krutzkamp in her time in Sacramento.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The report asserts flatly that Zucker wasn’t truthful and danced around the same accusation regarding Ballmer.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of danced

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“Flickered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flickered. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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