[ˈflɪkə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness
(e.g: the interior lights flickered, and came on)

- make small, quick movements
(e.g: her eyelids flickered)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English flicorian, flycerian ‘to flutter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to Low German flickern and Dutch flikkeren

[ˈflɪkə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness
(e.g: the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes)

- a tiny movement
(e.g: the flicker of an eyelid)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English flicorian, flycerian ‘to flutter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to Low German flickern and Dutch flikkeren

[ˈflɪkə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an American woodpecker that often feeds on ants on the ground


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: imitative of its call