flackern

/ˈflakɐn/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: flackert
past: flackerte
perfect: hat geflackert

Meaning

to flicker
- Die Kerzen flackerten im Wind.
  
  The candles flickered in the wind.
- Die Kerze flackerte im Wind. Bald erlosch sie ganz.
  
  The candle flickered in the wind. Soon it went out completely.

Similar words

flimmern

flackern means to flicker like a flame, with irregular, unsteady flickering; flimmern means to flicker or shimmer like a screen or heat haze, a rapid, subtle flickering.

Practice

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Last updated 2026-09-21