Definitions for blink
blɪŋkblink

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation(verb)

   a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

2. blink, wink, nictitate, nictate(verb)

   briefly shut the eyes

   "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

3. wink, blink, blink away(verb)

   force to go away by blinking

   "blink away tears"

4. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle(verb)

   gleam or glow intermittently

   "The lights were flashing"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. blink(Noun)

   The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.

   Etymology: From blinken. Related to blank.

2. blink(Noun)

   The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.

   Etymology: From blinken. Related to blank.

3. blink(Noun)

   A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.

   Etymology: From blinken. Related to blank.

4. blink(Verb)

   To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

   The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.

   Etymology: From blinken. Related to blank.

5. blink(Verb)

   To flash headlights on a car.

   An urban legend claims that gang members will attack anyone who blinks them.

   Etymology: From blinken. Related to blank.

6. blink(Verb)

   To send a signal with a lighting device.

   Don't come to the door until I blink twice.

   Etymology: From blinken. Related to blank.

7. blink(Verb)

   To flash on and off at regular intervals.

   The blinking text on the screen was distracting.

   Etymology: From blinken. Related to blank.

8. blink(Verb)

   To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.

   Etymology: From blinken. Related to blank.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Blink(verb)

   to wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye

2. Blink(verb)

   to see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes

3. Blink(verb)

   to shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp

4. Blink(verb)

   to turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc

5. Blink(verb)

   to shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question

6. Blink(verb)

   to trick; to deceive

7. Blink(verb)

   a glimpse or glance

8. Blink(verb)

   gleam; glimmer; sparkle

9. Blink(verb)

   the dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink

10. Blink

    boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Blink

   Blinking is the rapid closing and opening of the eyelid. It is an essential function of the eye that helps spread tears across and remove irritants from the surface of the cornea and conjunctiva. Blink speed can be affected by elements such as fatigue, eye injury, medication, and disease. The blinking rate is determined by the "blinking center", but it can also be affected by external stimulus. When an animal chooses to blink only one eye as a signal to another in a social setting, it is known as winking. Some animals blink their eyes independently of each other.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Blink

   blingk, v.i. to glance, twinkle, or wink: to see obscurely, or with the eyes half-closed: to shine unsteadily.—v.t. to shut out of sight: to avoid or evade.—n. a glimpse, glance, or wink: a momentary gleam of light, a spark.—n. Blink′ard, one who blinks or has bad eyes.—p.adj. Blinked, affected with blinking.—n.pl. Blink′ers, pieces of leather fastened to the cheek-pieces of a horse's head-stall in driving to prevent him seeing in any direction except straightforward. [M. E. a variant of blenk, prob. the same as Blench (q.v.).]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blink in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blink in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of blink in a Sentence

1. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   You cannot go back in time and make a good start, but you can always start from where you are right now and make a fantastic finish. Life changes in the blink of an eye. Yet for an optimist, life also offers millions of opportunities at any juncture, anywhere, any time. Always be prepared to dance with Opportunity when she taps on your shoulder - because then only you'll be able to tap the power of "Now"!

2. Kim Young-hee:

   Everything will not be resolved in the blink of an eye, kim Jong Un has put the ball in the U.S. court. He declared denuclearization, and promised to halt nuclear tests.

3. Adam Jentleson:

   To yank the bill out of committee and rush it to the floor unilaterally with no input from the Democrats who have worked very hard on this issue makes it clear that Republicans are looking to score cheap political points instead of producing the bipartisan outcome that is Israel's best interest, that action, in the blink of an eye, undermines a tremendous amount of bipartisan effort to move the process forward in a way that kept Democrats and Republicans together.

4. Rolf Heuer:

   All the signs are good for a great run 2, in the grand scheme of things, a few weeks delay in humankind's quest to understand our universe is little more than the blink of an eye.

5. Economist Brian Jackson:

   One to three years is a blink of an eye in terms of city developments, so many of these cities still have time to fill and become functional.

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