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flackering

flackering is the present participle and gerund of flacker.

Meaning of flacker

Verb

flacker (third-person singular simple present flackers, present participle flackering, simple past and past participle flackered)

  1. (intransitive) To flutter like a bird.
    • And the cherubins flackered with their wings.1535, Myles Coverdale, Bible, Ezekiel x. 19
  2. (intransitive) To flicker; to quiver.

Questions about flackering

What is flackering the present participle and gerund of?
Flackering is the present participle and gerund of flacker.

Words near flackering in the dictionary

  1. flack-catchers
  2. flacked
  3. flacker
  4. flackered
  5. flackeries
  6. flackering
  7. flackers
  8. flackery
  9. flacket
  10. flackets
  11. flacking

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