flicker

The main reason the world seems to be darkening dramatically right now is that the light of America is flickering.

This tournament has flickered without ever catching light - much of the action overshadowed by the debate over the advantages India have had in playing all of their matches in Dubai.

The embers of his professional dream still flickering in a footballing underworld.

Every one of them, even for a moment, earns a flicker of humanity.

Inglis has flickered in international cricket but the past month has been his breakout moment.