1
: a light sharp jerky stroke or movement
a flick of the wrist
2
: a sound produced by a flick
flicked; flicking; flicks
1
a
: to move or propel with a light quick movement
flicked her hair back over her shoulder
b
: to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch
flick off the radio
2
a
: to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion
flicked the horse with a whip
b
: to remove with light blows
flicked an ash off her sleeve
1
: to go or pass quickly or abruptly
flicking through some papers
2
: to direct flicks at something
flicked at the spot with his finger
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Examples of flick in a Sentence
Verb
The snake flicked its tongue in and out.
a cow flicking its tail back and forth
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.
Noun (2)
we could catch a flick together next weekend
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
In the first trailer for the upcoming sci-fi action flick, which dropped Wednesday, Feb. 5, Johansson, 40, and Wicked star Bailey, 36, fight to survive the most dangerous dinosaurs.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Matias Grez, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Late Friday afternoon, the lights suddenly flicked on, as power returned to a section of Altadena for the first time in 10 days.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In the writer-director’s latest horror flick, The Monkey, there is no malignant apparition, and death doesn’t lurk or stalk.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
In the first trailer for the upcoming sci-fi action flick, which dropped Wednesday, Feb. 5, Johansson, 40, and Wicked star Bailey, 36, fight to survive the most dangerous dinosaurs.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
As Wolves defender Matt Doherty looked to counterattack, Lewis-Skelly flicked out his foot and tripped his opponent near the edge of the Wolves penalty area, a type of challenge typically shown a yellow card.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Late Friday afternoon, the lights suddenly flicked on, as power returned to a section of Altadena for the first time in 10 days.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flick. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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flick
1 of 2 noun1
: a light sharp jerky stroke or movement
2
: a sound produced by a flick
flick
2 of 2 verb1
: to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion
flicked a speck off the table
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