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flicking

 
Verb flick has 9 senses
  1. flicker, flick - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"
    --1 is one way to flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
    --2 is one way to peruse
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. flip, flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
    --3 is one way to throw
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. jerk, flick - throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
    --4 is one way to push, force
    Derived form: noun flick1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something PP
  5. flicker, flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"
    --5 is one way to shine, beam
    Sample sentences:
    Lights flick on the horizon
    The horizon is flicking with lights
  6. flick, ruffle, riffle - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
    --6 is one way to move, displace
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  7. snap, click, flick - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
    --7 is one way to move
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  8. flick - touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"
    --8 is one way to
    brush
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  9. flick - remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)
    --9 is one way to
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something PP
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