flick quickly
Frequency: 7.010.1 per million words
to move something fast
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Examples (10)
- She flicked quickly through the pages to find the answer.
- The cat's tail flicked quickly back and forth when it saw the bird.
- He flicked quickly between TV channels with the remote control.
- The snake's tongue flicked quickly in and out to taste the air.
- She flicked quickly through her phone contacts to find his number.
- The horse's ears flicked quickly at the sound of approaching footsteps.
- His eyes flicked quickly from one person to another in the crowded room.
- The windshield wipers flicked quickly across the glass during the storm.
- She flicked quickly through the magazine while waiting at the doctor's office.
- The lizard's head flicked quickly toward the movement in the grass.