Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
flicker
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb
1 [V] (of a light or a flame) to keep going on and off as it shines or burns:
The lights flickered and went out. * the flickering screen of the television
2 [V+adv./prep.] (of an emotion, a thought, etc.) to be expressed or appear somewhere for a short time:
Anger flickered in his eyes. * A smile flickered across her face.
3 [V] to move with small quick movements:
Her eyelids flickered as she slept.
noun [usuallysing.] ~ (of sth)
1 a light that shines in an unsteady way:
the flicker of a television / candle
2 a small, sudden movement with part of the body:
the flicker of an eyelid * By not the merest flicker of an eyelid did he betray his interest.
3 a feeling or an emotion that lasts for only a very short time:
a flicker of hope / doubt / interest * A flicker of a smile crossed her face.
