flicker across

Frequency: 6.35.7 per million words

For an emotion or light to move quickly over a surface, like a face or a screen.

flickerVERB + PREPOSITION

Categories:

across

Examples (10)

  • A smile flickered across her face when she saw the surprise.
  • Shadows flickered across the wall as the candle burned.
  • Doubt flickered across his mind before he made the decision.
  • The light from the projector flickered across the screen.
  • A look of concern flickered across the teacher's expression.
  • Images flickered across the old television set.
  • Pain flickered across her features for just a moment.
  • The flame flickered across the surface of the candle.
  • Recognition flickered across his face when he heard her name.
  • Sunlight flickered across the water through the moving leaves.