1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. Dryden.
2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. The shadows flicker to fro. Tennyson.
FLICKER
Flick"er, n.
1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); — so called
from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon
woodpecker, and yucca.
The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. Thoureau.
FLICKERINGLY
Flick"ering*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flickering manner.
FLICKERMOUSE
Flick"er*mouse`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Flittermouse.