n.
Function: noun
Date: 1822
1 a : an act of flickering b : a sudden brief movement c : a momentary quickening <a flicker of anger> d : a slight indication : HINT <a flicker of recognition>
2 a : a wavering light b : a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen
3 : MOVIE ― often used in plural
– flick · ery \ ' fli-k( ə -)r ē \ adjective