blink

IPA: bɫˈɪŋk

noun

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

verb

  • (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
  • (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
  • To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
  • To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
  • To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
  • (Tyneside, obsolete) To glance.
  • To flash on and off at regular intervals.
  • To flash headlights on a car at.
  • To send a signal with a lighting device.
  • (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
  • (in negative constructions) To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
  • (transitive) To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.
  • To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
  • (science fiction, video games) To teleport, mostly for short distances.
Advertisement

Examples of "blink" in Sentences

  • His eye blinks as he lies.
  • In the blink of an eye, the hot summer has arrived.
  • The lights above him blinked and sparked out of the air.
  • Blinking and the gaze of the eye are used to communicate.
  • He died in the blink of an eye at the moment of the crash.
  • The eight virtual years had passed in the blink of an eye.
  • Superman can fly around the entire planet in the blink of an eye.
  • In addition, the lights were blinking brightly as the coil was switched.
  • The temporal effects cause Aria to grow to adulthood in the blink of an eye.
  • When the eyes blink, the lacrimal fluid is spread across the surface of the eye.

Related Links

synonyms for blinkdescribing words for blink
Advertisement
#AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz

© 2024 Copyright: WordPapa