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blink

/blɪŋk/

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What does blink mean?

verb

  1. To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
  2. To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
  3. To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
More meanings (22)

verb

  1. To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
  2. To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
  3. To flash on and off at regular intervals.
  4. To flash headlights on a car at.
  5. To send a signal with a lighting device.
  6. To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
  7. To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
  8. To shut the eyes to (something); to evade, ignore.
  9. To deceive; to hoodwink.
  10. To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
  11. To teleport, mostly for short distances.
  12. (obsolete) To glance.

noun

  1. The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
  2. (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
  3. A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
  4. A glimpse or glance.
  5. gleam; glimmer; sparkle
  6. The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
  7. Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
  8. An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
  9. (slang) A fan of the South Korean girl group Blackpink.
  10. Alternative letter-case form of Blink.

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IPA pronunciation

/blɪŋk/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Her ever-sensitive lip began to quiver, and her eye to blink, at something this reproof was deciding her to say.
Thomas HardyJude the ObscureProject Gutenberg ebook #153
He didn't come near us until this afternoon, and he hasn't by the blink of an eyelash referred to our unfortunate contretemps.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
More book examples (3)
I left Longmount pretty early on Tuesday morning, the day being sad, with the blink of an impending snow-storm in the air.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755
Sónya had not seen anything, she was just wanting to blink and to get up when she heard Natásha say, “Of course she will!”
Leo, graf TolstoyWar and PeaceTranslated by Aylmer Maude; Louise MaudeProject Gutenberg ebook #2600
At night an attentive and practised look-out man will always be able to see the blink of the ice at a fairly long distance.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414