| Example in Polish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| "Światła zamigotały. | The fluorescent lights flickered on. |
| A pamiętasz jak światła w grze zamigotały | And do you remember how the lights in the game flickered |
| Po wielu tygodniach, kiedy krom cienia jednego nad ustami, i błysku jednego w oczach, było zrobione już niemal wszystko, znów żywiej zamigotał duch owej pani, na kształt płomienia w czarze lampy. | And when many weeks had passed, and but little remained to do, save one brush upon the mouth and one tint upon the eye, the spirit of the lady again flickered up as the flame within a lamp. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | flimre | Dutch | flikkeren |
| English | flicker | French | trembloter |
| German | flackern,flimmern | Hungarian | pislákol |
| Italian | baluginare | Japanese | 揺らめく |
| Lithuanian | mirgėti, mirguliuoti | Norwegian | flimre |
| Portuguese | bruxulear, tremeluzir | Swedish | flämta |
| Turkish | kırpışmak |