Synonyms for flick

Grammar : Verb

Spell : flik

Phonetic Transcription : flɪk

Définition of flick

Origin : mid-15c., probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke "useless." As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance.

verb light touch

Example sentences :

Thinking of this, he produced it from the holster with a flick of his fingers.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

I laid back my ears--I am Kabeyde, and it is not for the Diné to flick whips at me.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

He would give the roan a flick, and his sulky would flash by.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Suddenly they began to flick out of sight by twos and threes.
Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster

He could smell the brine and feel the flick of the foam on his lips and cheeks.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Then, with a flick of the whip, they were off on their journey.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

For Audrey, smarting from Wyndham's insult, it was the flick of the lash in her face.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

From the sleeve of his coat he flicked, or affected to flick, a speck.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

You might even get an urge to move your hand and flick the fly off your hand.
Extract from : « A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis » by Melvin Powers

Suddenly a flick from the whip chanced to hit the bull in the eye.
Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai

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