flicked
past simple and past participle offlick
flick
verb[I+ adv/prep,T]
uk/flɪk/us/flɪk/tomoveorhitsomething with ashortsuddenmovement:
Hecarefullyflicked theloosehairsfromtheshouldersof hisjacket.
Shequicklyflicked thecrumbsoffthetable.
Horses flicktheirtailsto makefliesgo away.
Windscreenwipersflick fromsidetoside.
Theboysranaround theswimmingpool, flicking each other withtheirtowels.
Thelizardflickedoutitstongueat afly.
Hiseyesflicked between her and thedoor.
- Agreenflylandedon myarmand I flicked it off.
- He flickedashfrom hiscigaretteonto thefloor.
- Everytimeyouturnyourhead,yourhairflicks myface.
- She flicked aswitchand thewholeareawaslitup.
- Shesatin thewaitingroom, flicking herfingersnervously.
Throwing
- arm
- cast
- flick
- fling
- heave
- hurl
- outpitch
- overhand
- peg
- pelt
- sling
- stone
- thread
- throw
- throwsomethingin
- toss
- underarm
- underhand
- wang
- whang
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Hitting and beating
Phrasal verbs
flicksomethingon
flicksomethingon/off
flick throughsomething
Examplesofflicked
flicked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Weflickedthrough, looking up areas that we hoped would be useful.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Then these areflickedaround, and sometimes one name comes up—mostly the same name comes up.
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At the inquest it was found that a cigar ashflickedinto the water by an unthinking guest had brought their gambols to an end.
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Questions were either blocked or casuallyflickedthrough the covers.
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He has said that the man who lit the match andflickedit did not give evidence.
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It is frankly an insult to tell them that in compensation they will beflickedanother £50 million over three years for some gimmick on rural bus services.
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Even the appalling tragedies of war and of natural disaster are nowflickedon and off in living rooms all over the country as little electronic shadows.
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First, a series of pyrotechnic systems were armed; a switch was thenflickedto initiate separation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tongue isflickedrapidly and repeatedly into a flower, the upper mandible then compressing any liquid out when the bill is closed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Then heflickedhis wrist, sailing the card into the audience.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tongue isflickedout of the mouth regularly to sample the chemical environment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Scouting ants are also repelled, beingflickedaway.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The bassoon has similar keys used by the left thumb, but these are usually only depressed at the attack of notes, orflicked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All three types of gowns have water sleeves, long flowing sleeves that can beflickedand waved like water, attached to facilitate emotive gestures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To change gears, the driverflickeda lever behind the steering wheel to the next position and eased-up on the accelerator pedal.
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- impropriety
- improv
- improve
- improved
- improved ability
- improved access
- improved accessibility
- improved accuracy
- improved balance
- improved climate
- improved communication
- improved competitiveness
- improved control
- improved cooperation
- improved coordination
- improved customer
- improved design
- improved detection
- improved diagnosis
- improved earnings
- improved economy
- improved effectiveness
- improved efficiency
- improved facility
- improved fuel