blink
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
blinks;
blinked;
blinking
blinks;
blinked;
blinking
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLINK
1
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to close and then open your eyes very quickly
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compare wink
[no object]
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She blinked when the light flashed.
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Her eyes blinked when the light flashed.
[+ object]
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She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.
2
[no object]
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to shine with a light that goes on and off
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The red light was blinking. [=flashing]
3
[no object]
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to show that you are surprised or upset
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Laura didn't (even) blink [=did not seem surprised or upset at all] when I told her that the car was gone.
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She didn't (even) blink at the news.
4
[no object]
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to show weakness in an argument or disagreement
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to show that you are willing to agree to or accept what someone else wants or says
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When threatened, the government blinked [=gave in] and agreed to move the missiles.
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Both sides in the dispute are determined not to blink first.
before you can blink
informal
:
very quickly
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This may hurt a little, but it'll be over before you can blink.
blink back tears
or blink away tears
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to prevent yourself from crying or to make your tears go away by blinking
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He blinked back (his) tears as he told us the bad news.
2
blink
/ˈblɪŋk/
noun
plural
blinks
2
blink
/ˈblɪŋk/
noun
plural
blinks
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLINK
[count]
:
the act of closing and then opening your eyes very quickly
:
the act of blinking
in the blink of an eye
:
very quickly
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He became famous, and then, in the blink of an eye, he was forgotten.
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She reappeared in the blink of an eye.
on the blink
informal
:
not working properly
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The TV is on the blink.
