- present participle of flicker.
flickering
Example Sentences
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Thankfully, there are often other cues as to the whereabouts of your fleshy foes, such as flickering lights and their awful, gurgling cries.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“The flickering dream that there’s still a human role in mathematics isn’t completely killed off by this,” Timothy Gowers told me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
He saw Bori’s flickering silhouette gripping the bars.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Refn is so enraptured by the sight of strobes flickering across Thatcher’s mannequin-flawless features that, by the end of the film, I needed a break from her face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
She also looked slightly crazed in the flickering red glow of the sputtering neon sign.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
