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Flick   /flɪk/   Listen
Flick

verb
(past & past part. flicked; pres. part. flicking)
1.
Flash intermittently.  Synonym: flicker.
2.
Look through a book or other written material.  Synonyms: flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb.  "She leafed through the volume"
3.
Cause to move with a flick.  Synonym: flip.
4.
Throw or toss with a quick motion.  Synonym: jerk.  "Jerk his head"
5.
Shine unsteadily.  Synonym: flicker.
6.
Twitch or flutter.  Synonyms: riffle, ruffle.
7.
Cause to make a snapping sound.  Synonyms: click, snap.
8.
Touch or hit with a light, quick blow.
9.
Remove with a flick (of the hand).



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"Flick" Quotes from Famous Books



... a certain pride, 'is quite a distinguished person in his way. He is Professor Wilberforce P. Flick, President of the Denver and Sacramento Folk-Lore Societies. He has been travelling on the Continent for some time past for the benefit of the societies, and has now arrived in London for the purpose of making ...
— The Dictator • Justin McCarthy

... was a long steep hill to go up, and here Ruby the horse always waited for Andrew to get down and walk. David might really drive now, and even flick at Ruby's fat sides with the whip, which was pleasant, but did not make the least difference to ...
— The Hawthorns - A Story about Children • Amy Walton



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