flick
/flɪk/ verb C1- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion. · flick one's hair· to flick the dirt from boots
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly. · Near-synonym: flit
He/she/it flicks · Past flicked · Past participle flicked · -ing form flicking
Verb forms
- Base form
- flick
- He/she/it
- flicks
- Past
- flicked
- Past participle
- flicked
- -ing form
- flicking
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
It flicked on the raw.
When the cobra runs for her life, she goes like a whip-lash flicked across a horse’s neck.
With a swift flick of her wrist, the lock popped open effortlessly.
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