flickering

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɪkəɹɪŋ/

Adjective

flickering

1. 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

1. present participle and gerund of flicker

Noun

flickering (plural flickerings)

1. A short, uncertain burst.

   Even after the acrimonious breakup, she still felt flickerings of love for him.

Anagrams

• Flickinger