ちらつかせる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

show; display; flash

Used when someone briefly shows or flashes something, often to attract attention or tease. Common with objects like 財布, 切符, スマホ.

• 彼かれは財さい布ふをちらつかせて、みんなに奢おごると言いった。

  He flashed his wallet and said he'd treat everyone.

• 切きっ符ぷをちらつかせて、もうすぐ出しゅっ発ぱつだと知しらせた。

  She showed the ticket briefly to let them know they were leaving soon.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

dangle; hold out; hint at

Figurative use: to dangle an offer, hint at something indirectly, or intimate a possibility without stating it outright. Often used with 話, 条件, 可能性.

• 上じょう司しは昇しょう進しんの話はなしをちらつかせて、残ざん業ぎょうを頼たのんだ。

  The boss dangled the prospect of a promotion to ask for overtime.

• 彼かの女じょは別わかれる可か能のう性せいをちらつかせた。

  She hinted at the possibility of breaking up.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

send flurries; make something flutter down

Used for snow, petals, or light particles being made to flutter or fall in a scattered way. Often in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 風かぜが花はなびらをちらつかせていた。

  The wind was sending petals fluttering down.

• 空そらが雪ゆきをちらつかせ始はじめた。

  The sky began to send flurries of snow.