flick

[ UK /flˈɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈfɫɪk/ ]

VERB

look through a book or other written material
She leafed through the volume
He thumbed through the report
touch or hit with a light, quick blow
flicked him with his hand
flash intermittently
The lights flicked on and off
cause to move with a flick
he flicked his Bic
throw or toss with a quick motion
jerk his head
flick a piece of paper across the table
remove with a flick (of the hand)
twitch or flutter
the paper flicked
shine unsteadily
The candle flickered
cause to make a snapping sound
snap your fingers

NOUN

a short stroke
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
they went to a movie every Saturday night
the film was shot on location
a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
he gave it a flick with his finger
he felt the flick of a whip

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How To Use flick In A Sentence

Haven't seen remake, so I think my perceptions of the Wenders flick were relatively uncolored by expectations of what I thought it was ‘supposed to’ be about.
Sam flicked through a magazine while he waited.
Flick the years of dust, to laughter and tears, love and cemented in the minds of a thick crystal amber. I wish happy new year! I wish you the new year: don't gain weight, before the person you most Qiao; money in hand, laughing in the dream.
Instead, his dull eyes flicked disinterestedly from ice house to ice house, noting the plume of smoke drifting from each.
It was in that moment that several emotions flickered across the young girl's face.
There was a flicker of interest in Latham in the opening moments of the not-very-great debate - when he tackled the other unmentionable issues, Iran and the war against terror.
With a flick of invisible fingers it sent a tiny, blood-red stone skittering across the table to Tamani.
The only new films on the coasts today are art house flicks.
Depardieu's flick-knife is stuck in his stomach, and the dying man's description of his attacker is pointedly applicable to Depardieu. Archive 2008-08-01
“You’re right,” she said, regretting having lobbied so hard for what was described as the feel-good chick flick of the year. The Owl and Moon Cafe

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