1. movies or films
Usage: informal
2. quick, light movements or strikes

1. makes a quick, light movement with a finger or hand
2. turns something on or off quickly

Examples

• We’re going to see the latest flicks at the theater tonight.
• She flicks through the magazine pages quickly.
• He flicks the light switch to turn on the lamp.
• The horse flicks its tail to chase away flies.
• With a few flicks of her wrist, she removed the dust.
• The old flicks from the 1940s are still entertaining.
• She flicks the crumbs off the table with her napkin.