flicked

verb

past tense of flick
as in darted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation

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Recent Examples of flicked After a while, each death was like being flicked by a rubber band. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Pulisic made the pass, and Tim flicked the ball into the net, past the sliding goalkeeper. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 25 June 2026 After a corner kick and a nice cross, Sanchez flicked the ball in with his head as Colombian fans erupted. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 The next batter in Grahm Hutton flicked a chopper to third base and Harrington went on contact. — Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 Boxed into the corner by two Americans, Güler flicked the ball perfectly between Pulisic's legs and ran around him, creating the space necessary to start the final sequence. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Plata’s goal was assisted by substitute Kevin Rodriguez, who flicked teammate Moises Caicedo’s corner kick right before the winning goal. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026 As Esther Ofosu and her friend Shalom waited for customers at their salon south of Johannesburg, the two Ghanaian women flicked nervously through the social media posts. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026 The man who’d been slaughtered in the headlines for weeks let the ball bounce, flicked it over the head of Scotland centre-back Colin Hendry with his left foot and volleyed it in with his right to score one of England’s most memorable ever goals. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicked
  1. darted
  2. flitted
  3. fluttered
  4. danced
Verb
  • His plan worked, and the bear darted to the side of the road before disappearing back into the woods.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Children played with buscaniguas, small chasing firecrackers that darted unpredictably across the ground.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of darted
Verb
  • The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Another trio flitted about the main kitchen.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
Definition of flitted
Verb
  • Cassettes fluttered, CDs skipped, and choosing a dozen albums for a trip meant leaving dozens more behind.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 June 2026
  • Dozens of butterflies, likely variable checkerspots with hints of yellow and red on their wings, fluttered all around.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of fluttered
Verb
  • Evans, who's also danced for Beyoncé, Ricky Martin, Cardi B and Bad Bunny, performed with Swift on The Eras Tour, which ran from March 2023 to December 2024.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • The role of Bobby Child is acted, sung and especially danced by Will Burton, who has the kind magnetic star power that Goodspeed doesn’t often know what to do with.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Definition of danced

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“Flicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flicked. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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