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
Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Superman is more conventional than Gunn’s Guardians flicks, or even his DC outings The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, yet he’s carried over the unhinged, off-kilter fun of those films.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Set at Seabrook High School, where half the students are the walking dead, the odd couple romance between Addison and Zed sees twists and turns throughout four flicks.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
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Verb
Your words were steady, steeped in the old stories, but my eyes flicked to the window, unafraid.
—Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Superman is more conventional than Gunn’s Guardians flicks, or even his DC outings The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, yet he’s carried over the unhinged, off-kilter fun of those films.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Noun
The much more intrepid Julia Hass fell in love with a new flick—the auteur comedian Eva Victor’s Sorry, Baby.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Set at Seabrook High School, where half the students are the walking dead, the odd couple romance between Addison and Zed sees twists and turns throughout four flicks.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flick
Verb
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For millennia, these fish darted in droves through the delta’s murky water and effectively supported the watershed’s entire food web.—
Moira Donovan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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The muscles around his eyes darted inward, and a frown overtook his face.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Known for his wit and charisma, The Rock has become the most accomplished actor of all professional wrestlers, starring in movies such as The Scorpion King, Fast Five, and Jumanji.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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One night, the poster and Mark came home from the gym ready to relax and watch a movie, only to find Daisy hosting a group of friends in their living room.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
27 July 2025
Verb
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The aim is to get him regular minutes rather than flit in and out of the team.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Conspiracy and misinformation flit around Eddington like horse flies.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
Noun
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The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Night Live) and produced by Seth MacFarlane (Ted, Family Guy).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The longest the world has ever gone without a Bond movie since the first movie, Dr. No, was released in 1962 was six years — between the Timothy Dalton–starring 1989 film License to Kill and Pierce Brosnan’s introduction in 1995’s GoldenEye.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When a medevac chopper or gunship had to go up at night, exhaust from its turbine spooling up fluttered the screen above my ammunition crate bunk.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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The stamp, which shows the Stars and Stripes—the nation's 13 stripes and 50 stars—fluttering in a breeze against a white background, was designed by USPS art director Antonio Alcalá using a photograph by Doug Haight.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
Verb
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The reality star continued to post wedding highlights, including videos of himself and Blanco dancing together at their reception.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The soccer is the show, and fans provide music with their vocal cords and dancing with their hips.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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