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| | # {{intransitive}} To burn or shine unsteadily. To burn or shine with a wavering light. | | # {{intransitive}} To burn or shine unsteadily. To burn or shine with a wavering light. |
| | + | #*{{quote-book|year=1907|author=[[w:Robert W. Chambers|Robert Chambers]] |
| | + | |title=The Younger Set |
| | + | |chapter=3|url=http://openlibrary.org/works/OL8127246W |
| | + | |passage=Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to '''flicker''' and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; … .}} |
| | # {{intransitive}} To keep going on and off; to [[appear]] and [[disappear]] for short moments; to [[flutter]]. | | # {{intransitive}} To keep going on and off; to [[appear]] and [[disappear]] for short moments; to [[flutter]]. |
| | #* '''1898''', {{w|J. Meade Falkner}}, {{w|Moonfleet}} Chapter 3 | | #* '''1898''', {{w|J. Meade Falkner}}, {{w|Moonfleet}} Chapter 3 |
