v. 1 twinkle, blink, waver, glimmer, glint, sparkle, shimmer, flare, gutter A slight draught made the candles flicker 2 flap, flutter, quiver, twitter, fluctuate, oscillate, shake, tremble, vibrate Dozens of tiny flags flickered in the wind
n. 3 glimmer, glint, glimmering, sparkle, spark, twinkle, twinkling, gleam, flare, glare With a dying flicker the torch went out 4 hint, suggestion, trace, glimmer, vestige, scintilla, spark I thought I detected a flicker of recognition when our eyes met