flickering

• A kind of flickering, which vanished when he looked directly at it, but became insistent at the fringe of his vision. —  A Spell for Chameleon
• Nicola exhibited several of them; eyelids flickering, her hands moving restlessly, busying herself picking up a flagon of cordial and pouring a drink. —  Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel 02 - Kushiel's Chosen
• First there was an intense flickering, then a succession of scenes skittered across the screen, as if the video were playing on an old-fashioned projector and the film was breaking free of the spool. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 03 - March 2001
• Reaching He caressed and her body came to life, muscles tensing, flickering, her hips lifting in anticipation. —  A Gentleman's Honor
• Weak and flickering, the lantern beckons from the far end of the cave, casting butterflies across the walls. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#212

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