[noun] [C]There's a flicker on our television (= The picture is shaking).They could see a flicker of light (= a quickly moving light) at the end of the tunnel.(figurative) There was a flicker (= a slight and short expression) of fear in his eyes.(figurative) He didn't show a flicker of (= any) interest in what I was saying to him.
FLICKER
Meaning of FLICKER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012