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
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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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
And also because the batshit and clearly cut-to-ribbons sci-fi disaster flick Geostorm, while bad, had so many things in it that should have been awesome.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Baird, who at 5-10 is similar to Iloski in stature, flicked a clever header a foot wide of the far post.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Anderson and her adult sons, Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee, have formed production company And-Her-Sons Productions, whose first project will be a TV version based on the story of Dark Horse Comics' 1990s character, whom the actress played in the 1996 action flick.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
And also because the batshit and clearly cut-to-ribbons sci-fi disaster flick Geostorm, while bad, had so many things in it that should have been awesome.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Any dairy farmer can tell you that biting flies are a pestilent scourge for cattle herds, which is why one so often sees cows throwing their heads, stamping their feet, flicking their tails, and twitching their skin—desperately trying to shake off the nasty creatures.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Baird, who at 5-10 is similar to Iloski in stature, flicked a clever header a foot wide of the far post.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flick. Accessed 23 Sep. 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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