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How to sign: move back and forth very rapidly
"the candle flickered";
Similiar / Same: flicker, flitter, quiver, waver
Categories: move back and forth
How to sign: the act of moving back and forth
Similiar / Same: waver, flicker
Categories: motility, motion, move, movement
How to sign: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
Similiar / Same: flit, fleet, dart
Categories: hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip
Within this category: butterfly
How to sign: beat rapidly
"His heart palpitated";
Similiar / Same: palpitate
Categories: beat, pound, thump
How to sign: a disorderly outburst or tumult
"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused";
Similiar / Same: commotion, stir, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle, disruption, disturbance
Categories: disorder
Within this category: convulsion, earthquake, incident, storm, storm center, tumult