How to pronounce flicker
American English pronunciation
FLIK-er
- IPA
- /ˈflɪkɚ/
- Syllables
- FLIK · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What flicker means
Most people know flicker in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A brown woodpecker that often feeds on the ground
In a sentence: A flicker hopped across the lawn, poking its long bill into an ant hill.
Where it comes from: The bird's name dates from 1808 in American English. It probably comes from the bird's call, or from its white spotted feathers, which seem to flicker.
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