What are synonyms for flickering, synonyms for flickering depend on context whether describing light or movement, but common synonyms include twinkling, wavering, fluttering, shimmering, glimmering, sparkling, blinking, flashing, sputtering, guttering, quivering, trembling, flicking, dancing, winking, glinting, and unsteady. For light flickering, synonyms are twinkling as in stars twinkling, shimmering, glimmering, blinking, flashing, sputtering as in candle sputtering, guttering as in candle guttering in wind, wavering as in light wavering, and fluttering. For movement flickering, synonyms include fluttering, quivering, trembling, wavering, and flicking. So synonyms for flickering include twinkling, shimmering, glimmering, sparkling, blinking, flashing, sputtering, guttering, wavering, fluttering, quivering, trembling, dancing, winking, and unsteady, all describing rapid, unsteady, on and off light or movement that is not constant, with choice of synonym depending on whether describing light going on and off, flame wavering in wind, or eyelid twitching, with flickering implying quick, repeated, unsteady changes in brightness or position.
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