flicker vs twinkle
twinkle vs flickerflicker and twinkle both are nouns.
flicker and twinkle both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flicker | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| twinkle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
twinkle is a hypernym of
flicker; that is, twinkle is a
word with a broader meaning than flicker:
- flicker: flash intermittently
- twinkle: gleam or glow intermittently
| flicker (noun) | twinkle (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of moving back and forth | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance |
| North American woodpecker | a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash |
| a momentary flash of light |
| flicker (verb) | twinkle (verb) |
|---|---|
| move back and forth very rapidly | gleam or glow intermittently |
| flash intermittently | emit or reflect light in a flickering manner |
| shine unsteadily |
Words related to "flicker"
- Colaptes
- Colaptes auratus
- Colaptes caper collaris
- Colaptes chrysoides
- beam
- blink
- flash
- flick
- flitter
- flutter
- genus Colaptes
- gilded flicker
- glint
- motility
- motion
- move
- move back and forth
- movement
- pecker
- peckerwood
- quiver
- red-shafted flicker
- shine
- spark
- twinkle
- waver
- wink
- winkle
- woodpecker
- yellow-shafted flicker
- yellowhammer
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