Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upflicker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-flick-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To flicker upward.

Example Sentences

"The rose of love she wore for him blushed with a crimson flame, / And in her eyes the fire of life upflickered as he came."

Etymology

From up- + flicker.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Inflected Forms

upflickers (present, singular) upflickering (participle, present) upflickered (participle, past) upflickered (past)

Questions

What does upflicker mean?: To flicker upward.
Where does upflicker come from?: From up- + flicker.

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