Flick"er (-ẽr), v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Flickered (-ẽrd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Flickering.] [OE.
flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian,
flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. √84. Cf.
Flacker.] 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.Flick"er, n. 1.
The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and
brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the
dying flame.
2. (Zoöl.) 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.