flickery (Meaning)
flickery
a wavering light, a momentary quickening, a sudden brief movement, to move irregularly or unsteadily, a slight indication, to produce by flickering, to burn unsteadily or with a constantly changing light, a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen, a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants compare red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker, the wavering or fluttering visual sensation produced by intermittent light when the interval between flashes is not small enough to produce complete fusion of the individual impressions, a brief stirring, to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light, a large insect-eating North American woodpecker with a black crescent on the breast and yellow or red on the underside of the wings and tail compare red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker, to cause to flicker, movie, a flickering light, an act of flickering, to appear or pass briefly or quickly
Synonyms & Antonyms of flickery
flickery Sentence Examples
- The flickery candlelight cast eerie shadows on the walls.
- The hummingbird's wings fluttered with a flickery blur.
- The television screen flickered intermittently, disrupting the broadcast.
- The laptop's display exhibited a persistent flickery that made it difficult to read.
- The firelight crackled and danced, sending flickery reflections across the ceiling.
- The stars twinkled with a faint flickery due to atmospheric distortion.
- The flickering neon sign beckoned passersby into the dimly lit bar.
- The flickery streetlights illuminated the deserted boulevard, casting ominous shadows.
- The old projector cast flickery images onto the worn-out screen.
- The flame from the lighter flickered erratically, threatening to extinguish.
FAQs About the word flickery
a wavering light, a momentary quickening, a sudden brief movement, to move irregularly or unsteadily, a slight indication, to produce by flickering, to burn uns
inconsistent, unstable, unpredictable, mercurial, changeful,volatile, uncertain, skittish, aimless, random
certain, predictable, even, constant,stationary, unchanging, invariable, immutable, steady, unchangeable
The flickery candlelight cast eerie shadows on the walls.
The hummingbird's wings fluttered with a flickery blur.
The television screen flickered intermittently, disrupting the broadcast.
The laptop's display exhibited a persistent flickery that made it difficult to read.
