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flicker

noun as in spark, glimmer

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The electronic shutter allows for high-speed continuous shooting with flicker reduction to counteract the odd bands of shadow that show up in images when shooting under certain types of lighting.

In prioritizing passive engagement over active listening, Spotify is training us to prefer a lot of pretty good to a little bit of great — but Wallen has already shown his greatness in bright flickers.

The return of Alex Smith, a three-game winning streak, a realistic shot to win a bad NFC East and the victory over Pittsburgh have given the team its first flickers of hope in years.

Bridgewater threw a second-quarter touchdown pass to Samuel on a flea flicker.

Consider the rural town of Anson, Texas, where locals long believed that if you drove out to the crossroads nearest the local cemetery and flashed your headlights, a mysterious flicker would bounce back at you.

A pivotal moment comes when Amir admits he felt more than a flicker of pride when fanatics attacked the Twin Towers.

Hurricane lamps on the tables flicker in the calm island breeze.

Sunday saw a feast of NBA action with the Chicago Bulls toppling the Heat and a flicker of Linsanity down in Houston.

STAMPER nods—we see the briefest flicker of fear in his eyes, but it is immediately replaced with resolve.

Such honesty is what elicits that satisfying flicker in a reader, Of course.

In the shade the effect is less marked, but the constant flicker makes the same sort of variation, though not to the same extent.

The hunter and his little son drew closer and watched the last flame flicker and die out.

These poor wretches fought for the last flicker of the lamp, which the bears wanted to extinguish altogether.

There was no light in this rocky intestine of the earth except the red flicker of the camp-fire.

Then suddenly around the corners of his under lip a little balky smile began to flicker.

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On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to flicker, such as: gleam, beam, flare, flash, oscillation, and quivering.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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