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- Dictionaryblink/blɪŋk/
verb
- 1. shut and open the eyes quickly: "I blinked in astonishment" Similar
- 2. (of a light) flash on and off in a regular or intermittent way: "the car's right-hand indicator was blinking" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of shutting and opening the eyes very quickly: "he was observing her every blink"
- 2. a momentary gleam of light: "out on the marshes there was a blink of light"
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BLINK definition: 1. When you blink, you close and then open your eyes quickly once or several times, and when an eye…. Learn more.
The meaning of BLINK is to look glancingly : peep. How to use blink in a sentence. to look glancingly : peep; to look with half-shut eyes; to close and open the eyes involuntarily…
an act or instance of closing and reopening the eyes, especially repeatedly or involuntarily: She claimed not to be startled, but her blink betrayed her. the act or condition of flickering, twinkling, or shining intermittently: The faithful blink of the lighthouse comforted the crew. Synonyms: flutter, twinkle, flicker, wink. a gleam; glimmer:
1. To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly. 2. To look in astonishment or disbelief, typically with the eyes blinking: stood blinking at the money they found in the drawer; blinked at the results of the experiment. 3. To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint: blinked at the page trying to make out the letters. 4.
to close the eyelids and open them quickly one or more times, as either a reflex or a conscious act. 2. to flash on and off; twinkle or glimmer. 3. to look with eyes half-shut and winking, as in dazzling light. 4. a. to look ( at) as if not seeing; disregard; ignore; condone. to blink at a mistake.
to close and open the eyes quickly, once or several times: [ I ] He stared at us without blinking. If a light blinks, it flashes off and on. (Definition of blink from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
To blink is to briefly close your eyes. The bright sunlight first thing in the morning might make you blink rapidly, until your eyes adjust. Your eyes blink reflexively, when you're not even thinking about it, but you can also deliberately blink back tears.
Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. blinked, blinking, blinks. To close the eyelids and open them quickly one or more times, as either a reflex or a conscious act. Webster's New World. To wink (the eyes) rapidly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To look with eyes half-shut and winking, as in dazzling light. Webster's New World.
Definition of blink verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BLINK definition: 1. to open and close both of your eyes quickly 2. If a light blinks, it goes on and off quickly.. Learn more.
