as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
we could catch a flick together next weekend
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Recent Examples of flick
New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025
Remember how the screens made noises, how the crew flicked switches and how the navigation officer turned a dial to control his computer?
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
The large, herbivorous mammals, which can grow to more than 13 feet long and weigh up to 3,500 pounds, can be deceptively fast in short bursts with a flick of the tail.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
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Verb
That's a little surprising since the design eliminates the separate fold-out floor, but the Roof Space 4 flicks the scale needle to a hefty 198 lb (90 kg), well more than the 165-lb (75-kg) Skycamp 3.0 or 180-lb (82-kg) Condor 2 XL.
—New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025
Remember how the screens made noises, how the crew flicked switches and how the navigation officer turned a dial to control his computer?
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
The other tuna dodged their dead companions with a flick of the tail and continued their mad carousel.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
The large, herbivorous mammals, which can grow to more than 13 feet long and weigh up to 3,500 pounds, can be deceptively fast in short bursts with a flick of the tail.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flick
Verb
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My eyes darted left and right, searching for my assailant in the storm.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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On the other hand, your pup will dart to your room and wolf these down instantly.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Talkies—movies with synchronized sound, introduced in the late nineteen-twenties—were a setback.—
David Owen,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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His family retained their love for Italian culture, and Bergoglio grew up listening to opera and watching every Italian movie that came to town.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With South of Midnight, Compulsion Games (Contrast, We Happy Few) meaningfully engages with the complex history of its Deep South setting, constantly flitting between the fantastical and the real, comedy and tragedy.—
Sarah Thwaites,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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Three flies flitted about the dish washing area.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Versions of these battles were playing out at the U: a Latino student group, Mecha, blocked the entrance to a film screening about transgender kids who had detransitioned, hosted by the Young Americans for Freedom.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is one of those stories that could easily be a feature length film.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Chinese and Hong Kong flags flutter as screens display the Hang Seng Index outside the Exchange Square complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on January 21, 2021 in Hong Kong, China.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Romantic connections will sweeten up by April 30 regardless, as your amorous ruler Venus finally flutters back into your relationship sector, softening your heart to the healing magic of love.—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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On social media, parenting influencers film themselves dancing with bottles of melatonin gummies or cut to shots of their snoozing kids.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Of course, some people enjoy going out to clubs and dancing until dawn, but that just isn't what Cooper, who is part of Gen Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) wants her weekends to be about.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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