1. shines unsteadily or wavers
Usage: third person singular present
2. appears briefly or intermittently
Usage: third person singular present

1. brief unsteady movements of light
Usage: plural
2. small amounts or brief signs of something
Usage: plural
3. North American woodpeckers with spotted plumage
Usage: plural; ornithology

Examples

• The candle flickers in the breeze.
• Hope flickers in her eyes despite the bad news.
• The old television screen shows flickers of static.
• She saw flickers of movement in the bushes.
• The flickers drummed loudly on the metal roof.
• His confidence flickers when he speaks in public.
• There were flickers of doubt in her mind.