Flicker and Glow

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Flicker

Flicker verb - To make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements.

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Glow is a synonym for flicker in glare topic. In some cases you can use "Glow" instead the word "Flicker" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like sparkle, gleam faintly.

Nearby Words: flick, flickered, flickering, flicked, flicking

Glow

Glow verb - To be on fire especially brightly.

Usage example: the coals glowed red-hot

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Flicker is a synonym for glow in gleam topic. You can use "Flicker" instead the word "Glow" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as glare, gleam faintly.

Nearby Words: glowing, glower, glowed

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gold	flicker gold	glow gold
bit	flicker bit	glow bit

Both words in one sentence

Eye Lights Out: Time's irises normally glow a bright blue, but they start to flicker in and out as time itself breaks down after Alice takes the Chronosphere.

Source: Film / Alice Through the Looking Glass
As she talks to him and needs his help a flicker of light comes to them, strengthening to a steady glow.

Source: Glowing Eyelights of Undeath
He's Dead, Jim: While Gollum drags a wounded goblin away and starts bashing its head in with a rock, Bilbo sees Sting's glow begin to flicker and then finally go out.

Source: Film / The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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