1
: a light sharp jerky stroke or movement
a flick of the wrist
2
: a sound produced by a flick
flicked; flicking; flicks
1
a
: to move or propel with a light quick movement
flicked her hair back over her shoulder
b
: to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch
flick off the radio
2
a
: to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion
flicked the horse with a whip
b
: to remove with light blows
flicked an ash off her sleeve
1
: to go or pass quickly or abruptly
flicking through some papers
2
: to direct flicks at something
flicked at the spot with his finger
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Verb
The snake flicked its tongue in and out.
a cow flicking its tail back and forth
She flicked her hair back over her shoulder.
The snake's tongue flicked in and out.
She flicked an ash into the ashtray.
He flicked his cigarette butt out the window.
The boys were flicking each other with towels.
Noun (2)
we could catch a flick together next weekend
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Lohan previously starred in Netflix's 2022 flick Falling for Christmas and Irish Wish earlier this year.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Gary Stoller, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
There’s a nostalgic tinge to this for kids of the ’90s, and the action flicks between the 1996 crash and the survivors coming together again 25 years later.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Burns recently starred opposite Jason Patric and Cam Gigandet in action-comedy Til Death Do Us Part and was in period action flick Redemption, which stars Angus Macfadyen and Kevin Sorbo.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Lohan previously starred in Netflix's 2022 flick Falling for Christmas and Irish Wish earlier this year.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
State Farm, however, says flicking on the high beams may cause an animal to scurry away.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
There’s a nostalgic tinge to this for kids of the ’90s, and the action flicks between the 1996 crash and the survivors coming together again 25 years later.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flick. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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flick
1 of 2 noun1
: a light sharp jerky stroke or movement
2
: a sound produced by a flick
flick
2 of 2 verb1
: to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion
flicked a speck off the table
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