to flutter; to flap the wings without flying.-to waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light.-the act of wavering or of fluttering; flucuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame.-the golden-winged woodpecker (colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca.