flickering

adj, noun — 2 senses

flickering

adj

/ˈflɪkəɹɪŋ/

1

shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)

  • 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.1960 August, R. K. Evans, “Railway Modernisation in Spain”, in Trains Illustrated, page 494:
Derived terms
flickeringly, nonflickering, unflickering

flickering

noun
1

A short, uncertain burst.

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

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