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- verb Present participle of
flick .
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Examples
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Pirbazari seemed to straighten up, a slightly defensive expression flicking across his face.
Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001
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His greatsword flicking like a dragon's tongue, Kreig forced his way into a knot of mace-wielding soldiers.
Bloodlines Coleman, Loren L. 1999
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Wren fought next to him, quick and agile, the blade of the short sword flicking left and right.
The Elf Queen of Shannara Brooks, Terry 1992
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"Yes, sir," Ferrol said, an odd expression flicking across his face before he turned back to his console.
Warhorse Zahn, Timothy 1990
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The Iconfactory (and award-winning designer Louie Mantia), Ramp Champ takes traditional skee-ball and throws it down in a series of four stylized arcade games, based on the idea of flicking balls at targets of varying points.
GigaOM Network 2009
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Andrew Galpin also broke the records on Thursday for the loudest clap (113 decibels), most baseballs held in a baseball glove (14), furthest coin flicking (10.64 metres) and furthest golf ball blow (5.835 metres).
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I'm perfectly okay with some non-intrusive motion control, such as flicking the Wii remote to make Mario spin, but throwing my hands out in front of me to steer a car does not interest me.
Pondering An Effort At Exercise Software SVGL 2009
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And the "flicking" of the shoulder was for the press.
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BTW, you people listening to Geraldine Ferraro talking about Obama "flicking" his shoulders.
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Animals subjected to a rapid rise in temperature tend to display automatic reactions, such as flicking their tails away from a hot spots.
Scientists Determine That Goldfish Can Feel Pain | Impact Lab 2009
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