flickering

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflɪkəɹɪŋ/

Adjective

flickering

shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
- 1960 August, R. K. Evans, “Railway Modernisation in Spain”, in Trains Illustrated, page 494:
  With 3,600 h.p. underfoot, acceleration was reasonably brisk, but the flickering wheel-slip indicator light showed the prudence of not putting full power through the traction motors while there were traces of early-morning dampness on the rails.

Translations

to shine unsteadily

Greek:
Ancient: ῥοδανός (rhodanós)
Maori: pūrēhua, teretere

Verb

flickering

present participle and gerund of flicker

Noun

flickering (plural flickerings)

A short, uncertain burst.
Even after the acrimonious breakup, she still felt flickerings of love for him.

Anagrams

Flickinger

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