1. v. & n.
--v.intr.
1. (of light) shine unsteadily or fitfully.
2 (of a flame) burn unsteadily, alternately flaring and dying down.
3 a (of a flag, a reptile's tongue, an eyelid, etc.) move or wave to and fro; quiver; vibrate. b (of the wind) blow lightly and unsteadily.
4 (of hope etc.) increase and decrease unsteadily and intermittently.
--n. a flickering movement or light.
Phrases and idioms:
flicker out die away after a final flicker.
Etymology: OE flicorian, flycerian 2. n. any woodpecker of the genus Colaptes, native to N. America.
Etymology: imit. of its note