flicker off

Frequency: 6.25.4 per million words

To stop working or shining after a period of unsteady light.

flickerVERB + ADVERB

Categories:

off

Examples (10)

  • The old lamp began to flicker off after hours of use.
  • One by one, the candles started to flicker off in the wind.
  • The computer screen would flicker off randomly during work.
  • As the battery died, the flashlight began to flicker off.
  • The streetlights started to flicker off at dawn.
  • We watched the campfire slowly flicker off as we went to sleep.
  • The neon sign would flicker off whenever it rained.
  • The TV began to flicker off due to the power surge.
  • The emergency lights started to flicker off one by one.
  • The lighthouse beam would occasionally flicker off during storms.