мерца́ть — meaning in English
mertsat
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English meaning
- flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
- flicker verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
- glimmer noun A faint, unsteady light.
- shimmer verb To shine with a soft, faint, flickering light.
- twink noun (slang) A young, slim, attractive gay man, typically without much body hair.
- twinkle verb To shine with a flickering, sparkling light.
- wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.
Senses
мерца́ть is used for these senses in English:
- flare (intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
- flicker (intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
- glimmer (intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
- shimmer Of a mass of bees: to move their abdomens in a coordinated manner so as to produce a shimmering wave effect, thought to deter predators.
- twink To twinkle; to sparkle.
- twinkle (of a source of light) To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
- wink (intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.
flare — full definition
- noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
- verb To burn brightly and suddenly, or to suddenly intensify.
- verb To widen gradually outward, especially describing trousers or a shape.
flicker — full definition
- verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
- verb To appear and disappear briefly; to flutter.
- noun An unsteady, wavering flash of light.
- noun A type of small woodpecker.