- (n.) The act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.
- (v.i.) To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
- (v.i.) To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
- (n.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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