Meaning
- (verb) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
- (verb) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
- (verb) To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.
- (noun) A short, uncertain burst. “Even after the acrimonious breakup, she still felt flickerings of love for him.”
- (adjective) Shining unsteadily or vary rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
Letter breakdown
- Flickering contains 10 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 20.
Words from these letters
- freckling
- clerking
- clingier
- flecking
- flicking
- kinglier
- refiling
- ceiling
- clinker
- crinkle
- fickler
- flicker
- licking
- ricking
- rifling
- cringe
- fickle
- filing
- finger
- firing
- fringe
- ickier
- inkier
- irking
- liking
- linger
- linker
- nickel
- nickle
- ricing
- riling
- clerk
- cling
- clink
- eking
- elfin
- feign
- finer
- fleck
- flick
- flier
- fling
- genii
- grief
- icier
- icing
- infer
- knife
- lifer
- liken
- liker
- liner
- nicer
- reign
- relic
- rifle
- clef
- clii
- fern
Connected words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with FLI
- flibbertigibbet
- flick
- flicked
- flicker
- flickered
- flickers
- flicking
- flicks
- flied
- flier
- fliers
- flies
- fliest
- flight
- flightier
- flightiest
- flightiness
- flightless
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Words ending with ING
Reader questions
What does Flickering mean?
To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
How many letters are in Flickering?
Flickering has 10 letters.
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