Flick - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |flɪk|  American pronunciation of the word flick
Brit.  |flɪk|  British pronunciation of the word flick

noun

- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
he gave it a flick with his finger
he felt the flick of a whip
- a short stroke
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement (syn: film, movie, pic, picture)

verb

- flash intermittently (syn: flicker)
The lights flicked on and off
- look through a book or other written material (syn: flip, leaf, riffle, thumb)
- cause to move with a flick (syn: flip)
he flicked his Bic
- throw or toss with a quick motion (syn: jerk)
flick a piece of paper across the table
- shine unsteadily (syn: flicker)
The candle flickered
- twitch or flutter (syn: riffle, ruffle)
the paper flicked
- cause to make a snapping sound (syn: click, snap)
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
flicked him with his hand
- remove with a flick (of the hand)

Extra examples

The snake flicked its tongue in and out.

She flicked her hair back over her shoulder.

The snake's tongue flicked in and out.

She flicked an ash into the ashtray.

He flicked his cigarette butt out the window.

The boys were flicking each other with towels.

The horse went faster when it was given a quick flick of the whip.

Windscreen wipers flick from side to side.

The boys ran round the swimming pool, flicking each other with their towels.

Horses flick their tails to make flies go away.

He flicked the TV on.

She flicked idly through the pages of a magazine.

Papa flicked the ash from his cigar.

The cow's tail flicked from side to side.

Jackie flicked her long hair back.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: flick
he/she/it: flicks
present participle: flicking
past tense: flicked
past participle: flicked
noun
singular: flick
plural: flicks
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