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Synonyms & Antonyms of flickering
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in glowing, aglow
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- choked,
- damped,
- dead,
- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- quenched,
- smothered,
- snuffed (out),
- stamped (out),
- suffocated
flickering
verb
present participle of flicker
Synonyms & Antonyms of flickering (Entry 2 of 2)
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
- a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh
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“Flickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flickering. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of flickering was circa 1544
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