Flickered

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flicker \Flick"er\ (fl[i^]k"[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Flickered} (fl[i^]k"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flickering}.]
     [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian,
     flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf.
     Flacker.]
     1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.


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              And flickering on her nest made short essays to
              sing.                                 --Dryden.
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     2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or
        when about to expire; as, the flickering light.
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              The shadows flicker to fro.           --Tennyson.
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