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1. (v.i.) blink
to open and close the eye, esp. involuntarily.
2. blink
to be startled or dismayed (usu. fol. by at):
She blinked at his outburst.
3. blink
to look evasively or with indifference; ignore (often fol. by at):
to blink at another's eccentricities.
4. blink
to shine unsteadily, dimly, or intermittently; twinkle.
5. (v.t.) blink
to open and close (the eye or eyes), usu. rapidly and repeatedly; wink.
6. blink
to cause (something) to blink.
7. blink
to ignore deliberately; disregard; evade.
8. (n.) blink
an act of blinking; flicker; flutter.
9. blink
a gleam; glimmer.
10. blink
on the blink, not working properly; in need of repair.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME, var. of blenken to blench1)
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| Definition of 'blink' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
2. (verb) blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
briefly shut the eyes
"The TV announcer never seems to blink"
3. (verb) wink, blink, blink away
force to go away by blinking
"blink away tears"
4. (verb) flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
gleam or glow intermittently
"The lights were flashing"
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1. (verb) blink
to quickly close and open your eyes
to blink your eyes
2. blink
to continuously go on and off
The light was blinking.; a single blink of the eye
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| Definition of 'blink' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. blink
boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them
2. (verb) blink
to wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye
3. (verb) blink
to see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes
4. (verb) blink
to shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp
5. (verb) blink
to turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc
6. (verb) blink
to shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question
7. (verb) blink
to trick; to deceive
8. (verb) blink
a glimpse or glance
9. (verb) blink
gleam; glimmer; sparkle
10. (verb) blink
the dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink
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Sense: to move (the eyelids) rapidly up and down
It is impossible to stare for a long time without blinking.
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 Afrikaans: knip |
 Arabic: يَرْمُشُ، يَطْرف العَيْن |
 Bulgarian: мигам |
 Brazilian: piscar |
 Czech: mrkat |
 German: blinzeln |
 Danish: blinke |
 Greek: ανοιγοκλείνω τα βλέφαρα |
 Spanish: parpadear, pestañear |
 Estonian: pilgutama |
 Farsi: پلک زدن |
 Finnish: räpäyttää silmiä |
 French: cligner des yeux |
 Hebrew: לְמַצמֵץ |
 Hindi: आंखें झपकाना |
 Croatian: žmirkati |
 Hungarian: pislog |
 Indonesian: mengejapkan mata |
 Icelandic: depla, blikka |
 Italian: battere le palpebre |
 Japanese: まばたきする |
 Korean: 눈을 깜박이다 |
 Lithuanian: mirksėti |
 Latvian: mirkšķināt |
 Malay: kelip mata |
 Dutch: knipperen |
 Norwegian: blinke, blunke |
 Polish: mrugać |
 Persian: پلک زدن |
 Pashto: سترګک وهل |
 Portuguese: piscar |
 Romanian: a clipi |
 Russian: моргать |
 Slovak: žmurknúť |
 Slovenian: mežikati |
 Serbian: trepnuti |
 Swedish: blinka |
 Thai: กะพริบตา |
 Turkish: gözlerini kırpmak, kırpış |
 Taiwanese: 眨眼 |
 Ukrainian: моргати |
 Urdu: آنکھ جھپکنا |
 Vietnamese: chớp mắt |
 Chinese: 眨眼睛 |
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