flick
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈflik 
1
: a light sharp jerky stroke or movement
a flick of the wrist
2
: a sound produced by a flick
3
: flicker entry 2 sense 1
flick
2 of 3verb
flicked; flicking; flicks
transitive verb
1
a
: to move or propel with a light quick movement
flicked her hair back over her shoulder
b
: to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch
flick off the radio
2
a
: to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion
flicked the horse with a whip
b
: to remove with light blows
flicked an ash off her sleeve
intransitive verb
1
: to go or pass quickly or abruptly
flicking through some papers
2
: to direct flicks at something
flicked at the spot with his finger
flick
3 of 3noun (2)
informal
: movie
Synonyms
Verb
- dance
- dart
- flicker
- flirt
- flit
- flitter
- flutter
- zip
Noun (2)
- film
- flicker
- motion picture
- movie
- moving picture
- picture
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Example Sentences
Verb The snake flicked its tongue in and out. a cow flicking its tail back and forth She flicked her hair back over her shoulder. The snake's tongue flicked in and out. She flicked an ash into the ashtray. He flicked his cigarette butt out the window. The boys were flicking each other with towels. See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
imitative
Noun (2)
short for flicker entry 2
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1629, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun (2)
1926, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing flick
Kids Definition
flick 1 of 2
noun
ˈflik
: a light snapping stroke
the flick of a switch
flick
2 of 2verb
flicked; flicking
: to strike or move with a quick motion
He flicked the bug off his arm.
The snake flicked its tongue.
flickers 1 of 2
noun
1
as in movies
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track as a child, the future director would spend hours sitting in the theater, totally entranced by the flickers Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- movies
- films
- flicks
- documentaries
- pictures
- motion pictures
- moving pictures
- features
- animated cartoons
- short subjects
- shorts
- cartoons
- silents
- docudramas
- featurettes
- talkies
- co-features
- cofeatures
- B movies
- B pictures
2
as in flurries
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity usually there's a flicker in car sales when the new models come out Synonyms & Similar Words
- flurries
- flutters
- bursts
- surges
- flashes
- spurts
- outbursts
- outbreaks
- flares
- increases
- eruptions
- floods
- flare-ups
- renewals
- recurrences
- boosts
- rushes
- recrudescences
- explosions
- upturns
- pickups
- upswings
- jags
- volleys
- paroxysms
- spates
- sprees
- epidemics
- binges
- deluges
- commotions
- furors
- uproars
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- slumps
- doldrums
- calms
3
as in glimmers
an almost imperceptible sign of something there was a flicker of recognition in her eye when I mentioned his name, but she denied knowing him Synonyms & Similar Words
- glimmers
- hints
- touches
- traces
- signs
- breaths
- suggestions
- whiffs
- winds
- tangs
- inklings
- intimations
- indications
- scents
- evidences
- marks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- saturations
- permeations
- pervasions
flickers
2 of 2verb
as in flutters
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh Synonyms & Similar Words
- flutters
- flits
- darts
- dances
- flicks
- flitters
- flies
- scurries
- flirts
- wanders
- zips
- speeds
- scuttles
- sails
- skitters
- zooms
- zings
- skips
- sprints
- meanders
- roams
- dashes
- scampers
- scuds
- shoots
- rambles
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hangs
- hovers
- floats