flick – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of flick

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to flick through sth
Participle: flicked through sth
Gerund: flicking through sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iflick through sth
youflick through sth
he;she;itflicks through sth
weflick through sth
youflick through sth
theyflick through sth

Perfect

Ihave flicked through sth
youhave flicked through sth
he;she;ithas flicked through sth
wehave flicked through sth
youhave flicked through sth
theyhave flicked through sth

Past

Iflicked through sth
youflicked through sth
he;she;itflicked through sth
weflicked through sth
youflicked through sth
theyflicked through sth

Pluperfect

Ihad flicked through sth
youhad flicked through sth
he;she;ithad flicked through sth
wehad flicked through sth
youhad flicked through sth
theyhad flicked through sth

Future

Iwill flick through sth
youwill flick through sth
he;she;itwill flick through sth
wewill flick through sth
youwill flick through sth
theywill flick through sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have flicked through sth
youwill have flicked through sth
he;she;itwill have flicked through sth
wewill have flicked through sth
youwill have flicked through sth
theywill have flicked through sth

Subjunctive

Present

Iflick through sth
youflick through sth
he;she;itflick through sth
weflick through sth
youflick through sth
theyflick through sth

Perfect

Ihave flicked through sth
youhave flicked through sth
he;she;ithave flicked through sth
wehave flicked through sth
youhave flicked through sth
theyhave flicked through sth

Imperfect

Iflicked through sth
youflicked through sth
he;she;itflicked through sth
weflicked through sth
youflicked through sth
theyflicked through sth

Pluperfect

Ihad flicked through sth
youhad flicked through sth
he;she;ithad flicked through sth
wehad flicked through sth
youhad flicked through sth
theyhad flicked through sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould flick through sth
youwould flick through sth
he;she;itwould flick through sth
wewould flick through sth
youwould flick through sth
theywould flick through sth

Perfect

Iwould have flicked through sth
youwould have flicked through sth
he;she;itwould have flicked through sth
wewould have flicked through sth
youwould have flicked through sth
theywould have flicked through sth

Imperative

youflick through sth
weLet's flick through sth
youflick through sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam flicking through sth
youare flicking through sth
he;she;itis flicking through sth
weare flicking through sth
youare flicking through sth
theyare flicking through sth

Perfect

Ihave been flicking through sth
youhave been flicking through sth
he;she;ithas been flicking through sth
wehave been flicking through sth
youhave been flicking through sth
theyhave been flicking through sth

Past

Iwas flicking through sth
youwere flicking through sth
he;she;itwas flicking through sth
wewere flicking through sth
youwere flicking through sth
theywere flicking through sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been flicking through sth
youhad been flicking through sth
he;she;ithad been flicking through sth
wehad been flicking through sth
youhad been flicking through sth
theyhad been flicking through sth

Future

Iwill be flicking through sth
youwill be flicking through sth
he;she;itwill be flicking through sth
wewill be flicking through sth
youwill be flicking through sth
theywill be flicking through sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been flicking through sth
youwill have been flicking through sth
he;she;itwill have been flicking through sth
wewill have been flicking through sth
youwill have been flicking through sth
theywill have been flicking through sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be flicking through sth
youwould be flicking through sth
he;she;itwould be flicking through sth
wewould be flicking through sth
youwould be flicking through sth
theywould be flicking through sth

Perfect

Iwould have been flicking through sth
youwould have been flicking through sth
he;she;itwould have been flicking through sth
wewould have been flicking through sth
youwould have been flicking through sth
theywould have been flicking through sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'flick'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'flick'

blick, click, flack, fleck, flisk, flock, lick, slick, belick, black,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crack
pop, clink, snap, tick, tap, crackle, click, rustle

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. From Middle English flykke (“light blow or stroke”). Later uses apparently interpreted as a back-formation from flicker.
2. The use of flick to mean a film or movie derives from the fact that early films had a low frame rate, thus causing the film to "flick" rapidly when projected onto a screen.

Sample Sentences

  • flick one's hair
  • to flick the dirt from boots
  • Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic. [2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2013:]
  • the Queen, flicking the snuff off her sleeve[…] [1860, William Makepeace Thackeray, The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century and Charity and Humour:]
  • Near-synonym: flit
  • They were quiet for a time, watching the fields and lanes flick past. [1997, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone:]