flickering light
Frequency: 8.54.5 per million words
describes a light that is shining unsteadily
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Examples (10)
- The flickering light from the old lamp made reading difficult.
- She walked down the hallway guided by the flickering light of a candle.
- The flickering light in the basement indicated an electrical problem.
- Under the flickering light of the streetlamp, he waited for the bus.
- The power outage left us with only the flickering light of our flashlight.
- Her shadow danced on the wall in the flickering light.
- The flickering light from the television illuminated the dark room.
- We could barely see in the flickering light of the dying fire.
- The old cinema's flickering light gave it a vintage atmosphere.
- Emergency crews worked by the flickering light of their portable lamps.