1. past tense of flicker; to move with quick, unsteady light or motion
Usage: often used to describe flames, lights, or eyelids

Examples

• The candle flichtered in the breeze.
• Her eyelids flichtered as she woke up.
• The old lamp flichtered before going out completely.
• Shadows flichtered across the wall.
• The fluorescent light flichtered annoyingly all morning.