flicker out

Frequency: 6.46.2 per million words

To be extinguished after a period of unsteady light.

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Examples (10)

  • The old candle began to flicker out as the wax ran low.
  • One by one, the streetlights started to flicker out during the power failure.
  • The campfire will eventually flicker out if we don't add more wood.
  • Her hope seemed to flicker out as the bad news continued.
  • The fluorescent bulb began to flicker out after years of use.
  • We watched the dying flame flicker out in the fireplace.
  • The laptop screen started to flicker out before shutting down completely.
  • His enthusiasm began to flicker out as the project faced more obstacles.
  • The lighthouse beacon would flicker out during severe storms.
  • The last ember finally flickered out in the dying fire.