flicker
Candle's unsteady glow
Flicker describes unsteady, wavering light or movement—a candle flame disturbed by a draft, a dying lightbulb, an old film projection.
The noun names such movement or a brief instance of something: a flicker of hope, a flicker of recognition crossed her face.
To flicker is to move or shine in this unstable way.
A flicker is also a North American woodpecker with a distinctive undulating flight.
Steady, soft light
- glintBrief bright reflection
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- twinkleShine with flickering light
- gleamFaint reflected light
sparkle · glimmer · flash · strobe · blink · waver · dim · luminous
Electrical message system
- semaphoreFlag-based signaling system
- transmissionSending of information
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- pulseArterial blood throb
code · strobe · beacon · indicator · warning · distress · blink · modulation
Wax stick with wick
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- taperNarrow gradually toward point
- glowSteady, soft light
ember · firelight · hearth · torch · lantern · sconce · tealight · votive
Rapid light movement
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- trembleShake from fear
- waverHesitate or fluctuate
- vibrateShake with small movements
oscillate · dance · flit · hover · ripple · shudder · twitch · undulate
Tree-drilling bird
- sapsuckerBird feeding on tree fluids
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
nesting · migration · birdwatching · ornithology · perching · insectivorous · drumming · cavity
glow
Steady, soft light
gleam · sparkle · glimmer · flash · strobe · blink · waver · dim · luminous · incandescent
telegraph
Electrical message system
- semaphoreFlag-based signaling system
- transmissionSending of information
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
pulse · code · strobe · beacon · indicator · warning · distress · blink · modulation · relay
candle
Wax stick with wick
glow · ember · firelight · hearth · torch · lantern · sconce · tealight · votive · guttering
flutter
Rapid light movement
vibrate · oscillate · dance · flit · hover · ripple · shudder · twitch · undulate · pulsate
woodpecker
Tree-drilling bird
- sapsuckerBird feeding on tree fluids
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
beak · nesting · migration · birdwatching · ornithology · perching · insectivorous · drumming · cavity · foraging
fleeting
Passing very quickly
passing · flash · fade · wane · flashing · intermittent · sporadic · fitful · unstable · faltering
- glowglow, gleam, glimmer, shimmer, radiance
- light effectsshine, glow, gleam, shimmer, glitter
- sparks & glimmersflash, glint, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer
- electrical problemspower failure, power loss, power outage, outage, blackout
- visual noisestatic, grain, snow, pixelation, artifacts
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- flick knifeSpring-loaded folding blade
- chick flicksFemale-targeted romantic films
- flickering lightsIllumination that stutters
- horror flickFilm meant to frighten
- action flicksHigh-energy adventure films
- finger flick
flick, flickering, flickered, flicks, flickers, flickerings, unflickering