flickered

verb

past tense of flicker
as in darted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh

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Recent Examples of flickered The neon lights began to move about briskly, like gleaming whirligig beetles, and the lights on the advertising tower closest to the stadium flickered across the Squirrel-brand margarine ad. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Above the roofs, like an alien protrusion, the lights on a faraway derrick flickered. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 Her heart hammered away, her eyes flickered, and her voice grew tiny and plaintive. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 SportsCenter flickered on several televisions. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 In the Florida Keys, lights flickered and boats rocked a bit more than usual. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 As Miz went in for the kill on the top ropes, the lights flickered as Miz stumbled. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 Thanks to the film, that form has flickered in the minds of tourists from around the world for half a century. — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns. — Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickered
  1. darted
  2. flitted
  3. fluttered
  4. flicked
  5. danced
Verb
  • Bijan Robinson took a handoff, darted to the right side and, in a game setting, may have taken a big hit.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Hamilton was on course for a record-extending 105th pole position, and first in a full grand prix since Hungary in 2023, before Norris darted through to take it away.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of darted
Verb
  • The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Another trio flitted about the main kitchen.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
Definition of flitted
Verb
  • All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Young people fluttered about, wearing custom white T-shirts emblazoned with the festival’s retro cartoon-style poster art.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of fluttered
Verb
  • The toads had gone rogue, consuming native frogs, birds, insects, small marsupials, even Ping-Pong balls and cigarette butts flicked toward them at pubs—almost everything except the swarms of sugarcane beetles they had been imported to feed on.
    — Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Timo Baumgartl chipped a cross to left side, where Tomas Totland flicked a header back to Ostrak for a bending shot from the corner of the penalty area that ricocheted off the back post to open the scoring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • In Fire & Blood, this battle is described as the only time during the Dance of Dragons when the dragons truly danced, which means TV audiences should expect some incredible draconic combat.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The New York Mavericks — who Florida topped Saturday night — danced with the Nashville Stampede in the third game of the afternoon.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of danced

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