flicker

/ˈflɪkər/ verb [I]

Definition

SHINE › to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak: a candle flickering in the window

APPEAR › to appear for a short time or make a sudden movement somewhere: A smile flickered across her face.

(Definition of flicker verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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