flikkeren

== Dutch == === Etymology === From earlier flickeren, vlickeren, perhaps equivalent to vlikken +‎ -eren. Perhaps ultimately imitative of birds' wings, or from Proto-Germanic *flakuraz (“shaking, wavering”), related to *flakurōną (“to roam, wander”), from Proto-Indo-European *plag- (“to roam, wander”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelə- (“to wander”). Or, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Compare West Frisian flikkerje, Middle Low German vlickeren (“to beat, flap”), Old English flicorian (“to flap, flutter”). More at English flicker, flaunt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɪkərə(n)/ Rhymes: -ɪkərən === Verb === flikkeren (intransitive) to flicker, to waver unsteadily (intransitive, colloquial) to fall (transitive, colloquial) to throw, usually carelessly ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== geflikker flikkering === References ===