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upflickering

upflickering is the present participle and gerund of upflicker.

Meaning of upflicker

Verb

upflicker (third-person singular simple present upflickers, present participle upflickering, simple past and past participle upflickered)

  1. (poetic) To flicker upward.
    • The rose of love she wore for him blushed with a crimson flame, / And in her eyes the fire of life upflickered as he came.1888, David Gray, “Outrivalled”, in Life, letters, poems, etc

Questions about upflickering

What is upflickering the present participle and gerund of?
Upflickering is the present participle and gerund of upflicker.

Words near upflickering in the dictionary

  1. upflashes
  2. upflashing
  3. upflew
  4. upflicker
  5. upflickered
  6. upflickering
  7. upflickers
  8. upflies
  9. upflight
  10. upflights
  11. upfling

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