flicker
/ˈflɪkə(r)/verb
उच्चारण फ़्लिकर
टिमटिमाना, झिलमिलाना
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as synonym
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[I]
(of a light or flame) to keep going on and off as it shines or burns
टिमटिमाना, झिलमिलाना
- The candle flickered in the wind.
- The streetlight flickered for a while and then went out completely.
- The lamp flickered and went out during the storm.
+ 2 more examples
- The television screen flickered before turning black.
- Candles flickered in the breeze at the temple.
Synonyms twinkle glimmer flutter sparkle waver
Opposite shine steadily burn steadily
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[I]
(of an emotion or a thought) to be expressed or appear somewhere for a short time
(भावना) क्षण भर के लिए झलकना
- A smile flickered across her face.
- A flicker of doubt crossed his face when the teacher called his name.
- A look of surprise flickered across his face.
+ 2 more examples
- Hope flickered in her eyes when she heard the bell.
- A smile flickered on his lips and then vanished.
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[C, usually sing.]
a light that shines unsteadily; a feeling or emotion that lasts for only a short time
टिमटिमाहट; (आशा की) किरण
- the flicker of a candle
- a flicker of hope
- The flicker of the lamp cast moving shadows on the wall.
+ 2 more examples
- A flicker of interest crossed his face.
- She watched the flicker of the fire until she fell asleep.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flicker (verb) intransitive
A light or flame flickers by itself, going on and off unsteadily; the verb takes no object.
प्रकाश या लौ अपने आप अस्थिर रूप से जलती-बुझती है; इस verb के साथ object नहीं आता।
- The candle flickered in the wind.
- The tube light flickered and went out.
flicker + across / over / on sth
Use across, over or on for the surface where the light or expression moves.
जिस सतह पर रोशनी या भाव गुज़रे उसके लिए across, over या on का प्रयोग होता है।
- A smile flickered across her face.
- Shadows flickered on the wall.
a flicker of + feeling
As a noun, a flicker of hope, doubt or interest means a small short feeling.
Noun के रूप में 'a flicker of' hope, doubt या interest का अर्थ छोटा क्षणिक भाव है।
- There was a flicker of hope in his eyes.
- She showed not a flicker of interest.
flicker + on / off / out
With on, off and out, flicker shows lights changing or dying.
On, off और out के साथ 'flicker' रोशनी के बदलने या बुझने को दिखाता है।
- The lamp flickered out during the storm.
+Collocations 4
noun + flicker
candleflamescreenlightlamptelevision
- The television screen flickered and went blank.
flicker of + noun
hopedoubtinterestrecognitionanger
- He felt a flicker of doubt before opening the result.
adverb + flicker
faintlyweaklybrieflyconstantlyuncertainly
- The lantern flickered faintly in the dark lane.
flicker + preposition
acrossoveronin
- A look of surprise flickered across his face.
“More examples 5
- During the power cut, the diya flickered all night.
बिजली जाने पर दीया रात भर टिमटिमाता रहा।
- A flicker of fear crossed the child's face.
बच्चे के चेहरे पर डर की झलक आ गई।
- The old tube light flickered before it went dark.
पुरानी ट्यूब लाइट अँधेरा होने से पहले झिलमिलाई।
- Radhika's eyelids flickered as she woke up.
जागते समय राधिका की पलकें फड़कीं।
- Her face showed not a flicker of surprise.
उसके चेहरे पर आश्चर्य की ज़रा भी झलक नहीं थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The candle was flickering by the wind.
✓ The candle was flickering in the wind.
The wind is the setting, so use in the wind.
हवा यहाँ परिस्थिति है, इसलिए 'in the wind' आएगा।
✗ He flickered the light on and off.
✓ He flicked the light on and off.
Flicker is intransitive; to switch on and off with your finger, use flick.
'Flicker' intransitive है; उँगली से बटन दबाने के लिए 'flick' आता है।
✗ There was a flicker for hope.
✓ There was a flicker of hope.
The noun flicker takes of before the feeling.
भाव से पहले noun 'flicker' के साथ 'of' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe light that is not steady, but flicker is the most uneven.
तीनों अस्थिर प्रकाश का वर्णन करते हैं, पर 'flicker' सबसे अधिक असमान है।
To shine or move unsteadily and briefly.
अस्थिर रूप से और थोड़ी देर के लिए चमकना या हिलना।
- The flame flickered.
To shine with small, quickly changing points of light.
छोटे और तेज़ी से बदलते प्रकाश-बिंदुओं के साथ चमकना।
- Stars twinkled.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
flick·er
?Which word?
Keep the light words together: flicker (shine unsteadily), twinkle (of stars, shining on and off), glimmer (a faint light; a small sign of hope), glint (a small flash of light), shimmer (shine with a soft, trembling light).
प्रकाश के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: flicker (अस्थिर चमकना), twinkle (तारों का टिमटिमाना), glimmer (धीमी रोशनी; आशा का छोटा संकेत), glint (छोटी चमक), shimmer (कोमल काँपती रोशनी से चमकना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A flicker of hope (a small amount of hope), a flicker of a smile.
Collocations: a flicker of hope (थोड़ी-सी आशा), a flicker of a smile।