- present participle of flicker.
flickering
Example Sentences
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He saw Bori’s flickering silhouette gripping the bars.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Refn is so enraptured by the sight of strobes flickering across Thatcher’s mannequin-flawless features that, by the end of the film, I needed a break from her face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Absorbed students carefully threaded wires into junction boxes to make circuits connected to lights, bulbs flickering on one by one to signal a job well done.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The world watched as Bad Bunny and his dancers performed on top of utility poles, accompanied by sparks and flickering power lines across the stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
It swam back and forth like a flickering minnow.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
