as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
we could catch a flick together next weekend
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Recent Examples of flick
Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Their productions also include Signs (2002), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Sully (2016) and the Jason Bourne flicks.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, Black Bear is selling a horror flick titled Bad Boy, which boasts Ke Huy Quan and Lili Reinhart as leads.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Horror flicks and thrillers still tend to do well coming out of Sundance.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Their productions also include Signs (2002), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Sully (2016) and the Jason Bourne flicks.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
But the great John Paul II would have dismissed the notion with a flick of the wrist.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, Black Bear is selling a horror flick titled Bad Boy, which boasts Ke Huy Quan and Lili Reinhart as leads.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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According to Storyful, Seren ended up far from shore after darting away from her owner and into the waves along Newton Beach in Porthcawl, Wales.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Czech Republic Under-21 international would then have striker Darwin Nunez darting towards him, so repeatedly hit it long where, inevitably, Virgil van Dijk won the aerial duel against Richarlison and Liverpool regained control.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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No casting decisions have been announced, nor have producers revealed when the next Bond movie will be released.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Several weeks earlier, Stewart debuted her lighter hair on the red carpet for a special screening of her new movie, Love Me.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Image On the site of this family home in Jeju, the buried appear to rise again, their shadows flitting over the walls; dead and absent people and birds are intermittently present, and the distinction between dead and living grows fuzzy.—
Lydia Millet,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fleet, flitting here and there, in front of the orchestra and behind, her Puck seems to become the toh bird.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Oberon had too many romances, too many films, too many unfortunate twists of fate to mention them all here.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The film is produced by Fernando Bovaira at Mod Producciones, Himenóptero and Misent Producciones in co-production with Propaganda Italia, with the participation of Netflix, RTVE and RAI Cinema, and the support of ICAA, Generalitat Valenciana and Eurimages.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Two large, white bracts (structures surrounding the flower) flutter delicately in a light breeze, reminiscent of white birds, spirits, or tissues in a tree.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Feb. 2025
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Yellow blossoms on little-leaf green-twig shrubs attract local bees, and butterflies flutter in a mad dance around sprays of blue mistflower.—
Sunshine Flint,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Brazilian Carnival is around the corner (beginning on February 28), a time when locals flock to the streets to dance, imbibe and connect with their heritage.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Not far away, three boys dance in front of a phone placed on the ground, and angled up.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Flick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flick. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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