I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ faint , slight , small , tiny
▪
She caught the faintest ~ of amusement on his face.
▪ brief
▪ sudden
▪ last ( often figurative )
▪
The police stamped out the last ~s of freedom.
▪ candle
VERB + FLICKER
▪ show
▪ catch , notice , see
▪ detect , feel
▪
She felt a brief ~ of jealousy.
FLICKER + VERB
▪ cross sth
▪
A ~ of guilt crossed his face.
▪ catch sb's eye
▪
A ~ of movement caught her eye.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
‘He'll soon be here,’ she thought, with a ~ of excitement.
▪
She spoke without a ~ of fear.
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of a candle , the ~ of a flame
▪
The brief ~ of a candle flame caught our eyes.
▪ a ~ of sb's/the eyes
▪
Her only reaction was a slight ~ of her eyes.
▪ a ~ of hope , a ~ of interest
▪
Stock markets showed barely a ~ of interest in the election result.
▪ a ~ of light , a ~ of movement
▪
He saw a ~ of light in the darkness.
▪ a ~ of recognition
▪
The witness stared at the accused but she showed not a ~ of recognition.
▪ a ~ of a smile
▪
I noticed a ~ of a smile on her face.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ briefly , for a moment , momentarily
▪ slightly
▪ nervously
▪
Her eyes ~ed nervously in anticipation.
▪ rapidly
▪ off , out
▪ on and off
▪
The lights ~ed on and off.
PREPOSITION
▪ across , over
▪
His gaze ~ed over her.
PHRASES
▪ ~ into life , ~ to life
▪
The television screen ~ed into life.
▪ ~ open
▪
Kate's eyes ~ed open.
Flicker is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bulb , ↑ candle , ↑ eye , ↑ fire , ↑ flame , ↑ gaze , ↑ image , ↑ lamp , ↑ light , ↑ monitor , ↑ screen , ↑ shadow , ↑ smile , ↑ tongue , ↑ torch