Meaning of "flick" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLICK

Of imitative origin; compare French flicflac.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FLICK

flick  [flɪk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLICK

Flick is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flick in English.

WHAT DOES FLICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flick in the English dictionary

The first definition of flick in the dictionary is to touch with or as if with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement. Other definition of flick is to propel or remove by a quick jerky movement, usually of the fingers or hand. Flick is also to move or cause to move quickly or jerkily.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLICK

PRESENT

Present

I flick

you flick

he/she/it flicks

we flick

you flick

they flick

Present continuous

I am flicking

you are flicking

he/she/it is flicking

we are flicking

you are flicking

they are flicking

Present perfect

I have flicked

you have flicked

he/she/it has flicked

we have flicked

you have flicked

they have flicked

Present perfect continuous

I have been flicking

you have been flicking

he/she/it has been flicking

we have been flicking

you have been flicking

they have been flicking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I flicked

you flicked

he/she/it flicked

we flicked

you flicked

they flicked

Past continuous

I was flicking

you were flicking

he/she/it was flicking

we were flicking

you were flicking

they were flicking

Past perfect

I had flicked

you had flicked

he/she/it had flicked

we had flicked

you had flicked

they had flicked

Past perfect continuous

I had been flicking

you had been flicking

he/she/it had been flicking

we had been flicking

you had been flicking

they had been flicking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will flick

you will flick

he/she/it will flick

we will flick

you will flick

they will flick

Future continuous

I will be flicking

you will be flicking

he/she/it will be flicking

we will be flicking

you will be flicking

they will be flicking

Future perfect

I will have flicked

you will have flicked

he/she/it will have flicked

we will have flicked

you will have flicked

they will have flicked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been flicking

you will have been flicking

he/she/it will have been flicking

we will have been flicking

you will have been flicking

they will have been flicking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would flick

you would flick

he/she/it would flick

we would flick

you would flick

they would flick

Conditional continuous

I would be flicking

you would be flicking

he/she/it would be flicking

we would be flicking

you would be flicking

they would be flicking

Conditional perfect

I would have flick

you would have flick

he/she/it would have flick

we would have flick

you would have flick

they would have flick

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been flicking

you would have been flicking

he/she/it would have been flicking

we would have been flicking

you would have been flicking

they would have been flicking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you flick
we let´s flick
you flick

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to flick

Past participle

flicked

Present Participle

flicking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FLICK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flick» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of flick

click · dab · fillip · flip · hit · jab · jerk · jolt · lurch · peck · press · pull · rap · snap · strike · stroke · sweep · tap · touch · tug · whisk

TRANSLATION OF FLICK

Find out the translation of flick to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of flick from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flick» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 轻快地移动
• Translator English - Spanish: dar un golpecito a
• English: flick
• Translator English - Hindi: झटका
• Translator English - Arabic: نفض الغبار
• Translator English - Russian: Флик
• Translator English - Portuguese: estalar
• Translator English - Bengali: ঝাড়া
• Translator English - French: passer rapidement
• Translator English - Malay: Menyelipkan
• Translator English - German: schnellen
• Translator English - Japanese: ピシッと動かす
• Translator English - Korean: 휙 움직이다
• Translator English - Javanese: Gulung cepet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phim
• Translator English - Tamil: படம்
• Translator English - Marathi: झटका
• Translator English - Turkish: fiske
• Translator English - Italian: dare un colpetto a
• Translator English - Polish: Flick
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Флік
• Translator English - Romanian: scutura
• Translator English - Greek: κτύπημα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: flick
• Translator English - Swedish: flick
• Translator English - Norwegian: flick

10 QUOTES WITH «FLICK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flick.

1

Jay Baruchel

I'm a massive movie nerd. That being said, I could retire tomorrow because I wrote this movie 'Goon' and it came out, and it connected and it's a wonderful flick that I think is beautiful and then it had this wonderful life and it means a lot to a lot of people.

2

Kelli Berglund

I would love to get into feature films; I'm willing to do an action flick, I'm willing to do a romantic comedy.

3

Elisabetta Canalis

Sometimes when I flick through a magazine and see these thin models I'm left wondering what effect they can have on an insecure person. But I say to girls: forget what you see in the magazines, that is a world which has nothing to do with reality; think of it as a cartoon.

4

Nina Conti

I had a terrible dream when I was pregnant; I dreamt the baby had a ventriloquial mouth, but there was no hand hole; I had to flick the mouth down to get words out.

5

Anton du Beke

I like to get up and get out. Otherwise you end up kicking about, and it's easy to flick the telly on; then before you know it, it is 11 A.M. and you haven't done anything.

6

Maureen Dowd

The guilty pleasure I miss most when I'm out slogging on the campaign trail is the chance to sprawl on the chaise and watch a vacuously spunky and generically sassy chick flick.

7

Tom Ford

I am a spiritual person in an eastern religion kind of way. I learned that happiness for all of us is a switch that you flick in your brain. It doesn't have anything to do with getting a new house, a new car, a new girlfriend, or a new pair of shoes. Our culture is very much about that; we are never happy with what we have today.

8

Adam Green

When I wrote 'Hatchet,' I knew that I was not re-inventing the wheel. That was never my intention. My goal was to make an '80s-style slasher flick that actually holds up. Basically, I wanted to make the movie that I wanted to see and pay no mind to current trends or conventions.

9

Harriet Van Horne

Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.

10

Ana Layevska

Foreign audiences are used to seeing Mexico in other sorts of movies. 'Casi divas' is a step toward a more commercially successful cinema, without the violence, blood and exaggerations. The movie reflects a more human Mexico, while remaining a chick flick, although it is not a romantic comedy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLICK»

Discover the use of flick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Flick: a novel

A young adolescent is confused by the behavior of her schoolmate Felicity, on whom she has a passionate crush.

Wendy Ann Kesselman, 1983

An Introduction to Qualitative Research

In this fifth edition, you will find: a new chapter outlining methodological approaches to qualitative research new introductory sections at the beginning of each of the book’s seven parts, which prepare the ground and define key terms ...

Uwe Flick, 2014

Make Your Own Sci-Fi Flick

"Provides instructions for how to make your own science fiction movie"--Provided by publisher.

Jonathan Quijano, 2012

Flick

Nine-year-old Jack finds a badly injured dog, and even though his veterinarian father thinks the dog will not survive, Jack is sure that it will.

Lynn Floyd Wright, Tony Waters, 1995

Flick Goes Under the Sea!

Flick is a celestial being of light, that loves just about everything.

Iimma Liora, 2012

Isabel Flick: The Many Lives Of An Extraordinary Aboriginal ...

This is her story, told in her own words and those of her family and friends, beginning on the riverbank camps of Collarenebri, where at an early age she was barred from formal education and threatened by the Protection Board with removal'.

Isabel Flick, Heather Goodall, 2004

Art Flick's New Streamside Guide

What fly shall I use? This is the question that most interests ardent trout fishermen - beginners and experts alike; and this is what Art Flick's New Streamside Guide is designed to answer. It is an acknowledged 'practical classic.

Art Flick, 1947

Cosmetic and Toiletry Formulations

This book contains hundreds of cosmetic and toiletry formulations based on information received from numerous industrial companies and other organizations.

Ernest W. Flick, 1999

Advanced Cleaning Product Formulations

This book (Volume 2) presents several hundred advanced cleaning product formulations for household, industrial and automotive applications.

Ernest W. Flick, 2008

Flick Goes Bush: Gift Or Curse

Flick is a celestial being of light, that loves just about everything.

Iimma Liora, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLICK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flick is used in the context of the following news items.

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