flickeringly
In trembling fashion
In a flickering manner—with unsteady, wavering light or motion that alternates rapidly between brightness and dimness, presence and absence: The candle burned flickeringly in the draft.
The adverb is rare, as writers typically restructure sentences to use the verb or adjective instead.
Faintly and unsteadily luminous
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- glowSteady, soft light
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
firelight · luminous · dim · shadows · moonlit · lanterns · torchlight · lamplight
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- pulsingBeating with rhythm
- stutteringInvoluntary speech disfluency
- sputteringParticle ejection from surfaces
broken · fitful · erratic · irregular · uneven · unsteady · blinking · strobe
Showing unsteady resolve
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- shakyTrembling or unstable
trembling · quivering · teetering · precarious · tenuous · volatile · fleeting · ephemeral
Slow to act
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
ambivalent · vacillating · irresolute · faltering · questioning · unsure · equivocal · noncommittal
Resembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- shadowyObscured by darkness
- phantasmalLike an apparition
supernatural · otherworldly · candlelit · séance · apparition · mysterious · ominous · unsettling
glimmering
Faintly and unsteadily luminous
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- glowSteady, soft light
candlelight · firelight · luminous · dim · shadows · moonlit · lanterns · torchlight · lamplight · dancing
sporadic
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- pulsingBeating with rhythm
- stutteringInvoluntary speech disfluency
sputtering · broken · fitful · erratic · irregular · uneven · unsteady · blinking · strobe · on-and-off
wavering
Showing unsteady resolve
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
shaky · trembling · quivering · teetering · precarious · tenuous · volatile · fleeting · ephemeral · transient
hesitant
Slow to act
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
doubtful · ambivalent · vacillating · irresolute · faltering · questioning · unsure · equivocal · noncommittal · half-hearted
ghostly
Resembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- shadowyObscured by darkness
phantasmal · supernatural · otherworldly · candlelit · séance · apparition · mysterious · ominous · unsettling · chilling
flickeringlysteadily
In constant, unwavering fashion
constantly · steadfastly · unwavering · firmly · fixedly
flickeringlyevenly
In equal parts
uniformly · continuously · smoothly · consistently · regularly
- flickering lightsIllumination that stutters
- flickering flame
- flickering images