flick

• vt.はじく；突然振る；はじき飛ばす
• vi.はじく；突然振る；はじき飛ばす
• n.はらう；素早くはらう；はらう音
• n. （ドイツ語、フランス語、英語、イタリア語、ポルトガル語）人名；flick

子音クラスターbl, fl, toss, flap, オノマトペ、語源はflap, flipと同じ。

flick (n.)

mid-15c., "light blow or stroke," probably imitative of a light blow with a whip. Earliest recorded use is in phrase not worth a flykke "useless." Meaning "quick turn of the wrist" is from 1897 in sports. As slang for "film," it is first attested 1926, a back-formation from flicker (v.), from their flickering appearance.

flick (v.)

1816, "to throw off with a jerk," from flick (n.). Meaning "strike lightly with a quick jerk" is from 1838. Related: Flicked; flicking.

1. The jockey said he tended to flick horses with the whip.

騎手はよく鞭で馬を打つと言った。

2.I 'll just flick through the pages until I find the right section.

探している部分が見つかるまで、素早くページをめくります。

3.I thought I 'dhave a quick flick through some recent issues.

最近の出来事をすばやく見なければならないと思います。

4.That was in the days before electricity was available at the flick of a switch.

それは昔、スイッチが鳴ると電気が出る時代ではなかった。

5.He gave a flick of the whip.

彼は軽く鞭を打った。