aflickeradj.

Brit.

/əˈflɪkə/, U.S.

/əˈflɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, flicker v.

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + flicker v.

literary.

In predicative use: flickering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > fluttering or flickering

flutteryc1386

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flaffinga1522

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whiffling1765

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aflicker1842

flickery1893

1842 W. A. G. Ribs & Trucks from Davy's Locker 161 We ramble about square, rampart, and lane below,..having ever one ruddy torch aflicker in hall.

1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 225 With age are limbs a-shake And force a-flicker!

1885 W. B. Yeats in Dublin Univ. Jrnl. June 661 Of beams a-flicker on yon lovely fir.

1917 Times 8 June 8/1 The sky has been aflicker with sheet lightning.

1949 J. Mockford Golden Land 219 A lovely nyala ram, its dark body a-flicker with stripes.

2000 Esquire July 56/2 Wrapped in his trademark live python,..he was the ring's dark magus, all a-flicker with grim carny charisma.

2006 V. Vinge Rainbow's End xx. 218 The mass of the lower levels was constantly aflicker, weights and assessments and connections shifting from second to second.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aflicker
释义	aflickeradj. Brit. /əˈflɪkə/, U.S. /əˈflɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, flicker v. Etymology: < a- prefix³ + flicker v. literary. In predicative use: flickering. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > fluttering or flickering flutteryc1386 ventilous1484 wavering1488 flaffinga1522 flittering1549 flackering1567 flickeringa1586 fluttering1590 whiffling1765 fluttered1773 aflicker1842 flickery1893 1842 W. A. G. Ribs & Trucks from Davy's Locker 161 We ramble about square, rampart, and lane below,..having ever one ruddy torch aflicker in hall. 1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 225 With age are limbs a-shake And force a-flicker! 1885 W. B. Yeats in Dublin Univ. Jrnl. June 661 Of beams a-flicker on yon lovely fir. 1917 Times 8 June 8/1 The sky has been aflicker with sheet lightning. 1949 J. Mockford Golden Land 219 A lovely nyala ram, its dark body a-flicker with stripes. 2000 Esquire July 56/2 Wrapped in his trademark live python,..he was the ring's dark magus, all a-flicker with grim carny charisma. 2006 V. Vinge Rainbow's End xx. 218 The mass of the lower levels was constantly aflicker, weights and assessments and connections shifting from second to second. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1842
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