blink

blink

 (blĭngk)

v. blinked, blink·ing, blinks

v.intr.

1. To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly.

2. To look in astonishment or disbelief, typically with the eyes blinking: stood blinking at the money they found in the drawer; blinked at the results of the experiment.

3. To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint: blinked at the page trying to make out the letters.

4. To give off light with intermittent gleams; flash on and off: "blazing neon signs, brilliant shop windows, decorations blinking across the fronts of half-finished tower blocks" (Jess Row).

5. To pretend to be ignorant of; disregard or condone: a mayor who refused to blink at corruption.

6. To waver or back down, as in a contest of wills: "This was the first genuine, direct confrontation between this administration and the Soviets. It was the U.S.A. that blinked" (Zbigniew Brzezinski).

v.tr.

1. To cause to blink: blinked his eyes to clear his vision.

2. To hold back or remove from the eyes by blinking: blinked back the tears.

3. To refuse to recognize or face: blink ugly facts.

4. To transmit (a message) with a flashing light.

n.

1. The act or an instance of rapidly closing and opening the eyes or an eye.

2. An instant: I'll be back in a blink.

3. Scots A quick look or glimpse; a glance.

4. A flash of light; a twinkle.

5. See iceblink.

Idioms:

in the blink of an eye

Very quickly.

on the blink

Out of working order.

without blinking an eye

Without showing any reaction.

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[Probably Middle English blinken, to move suddenly, variant of blenchen; see blench¹.]

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blink

(blɪŋk)

vb

1. to close and immediately reopen (the eyes or an eye), usually involuntarily

2. (intr) to look with the eyes partially closed, as in strong sunlight

3. to shine intermittently, as in signalling, or unsteadily

4. (tr; foll by away, from, etc) to clear the eyes of (dust, tears, etc)

5. (when: tr, usually foll by at) to be surprised or amazed: he blinked at the splendour of the ceremony.

6. (when: intr, foll by at) to pretend not to know or see (a fault, injustice, etc)

n

7. the act or an instance of blinking

8. a glance; glimpse

9. (Physical Geography) short for iceblink¹

10. on the blink slang not working properly

[C14: variant of blench¹; related to Middle Dutch blinken to glitter, Danish blinke to wink, Swedish blinka]

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blink

(blɪŋk)
v.i.

1. to open and close the eye, esp. involuntarily.

2. to be startled or dismayed (usu. fol. by at): She blinked at his outburst.

3. to look evasively or with indifference; ignore (often fol. by at): to blink at another's eccentricities.

4. to shine unsteadily, dimly, or intermittently; twinkle.

5. Informal. to retreat from a challenge; yield.

v.t.

6. to open and close (the eye or eyes), usu. rapidly and repeatedly; wink.

7. to cause (something) to blink.

8. to ignore deliberately; disregard; evade.

n.

9. an act of blinking; flicker; flutter.

10. a gleam; glimmer.

Idioms:

on the blink, not working properly; in need of repair.

[1250–1300; Middle English, variant of blenken to blench¹]

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blink

Past participle: blinked
Gerund: blinking

Imperative

blink

blink

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blink - a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, winking, wink inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus palpebration - repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent)
Verb	1.	blink - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" nictate, nictitate, wink palpebrate - wink or blink, especially repeatedly bat, flutter - wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner
	2.	blink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" blink away, wink conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
	3.	blink - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" flash, twinkle, wink, winkle flick, flicker - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"

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blink

verb

1. flutter, wink, bat She was blinking her eyes rapidly.

2. flash, flicker, sparkle, wink, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer, scintillate Green and yellow lights blinked on the surface of the harbour.

on the blink (Slang) not working (properly), faulty, defective, playing up, out of action, malfunctioning, out of order, on the fritz (U.S. slang) an old TV that's on the blink

the blink of an eye an instant, a second, a minute, no time, a flash, a moment, a split second, a tick (Brit. informal), a twinkling, a trice, a jiffy (informal), two shakes (informal), a shake (informal), two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), the bat of an eye (informal) It was all over in the blink of an eye.

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blink

verb

1. To open and close the eyes rapidly:

bat, nictate, nictitate, twinkle, wink.

2. To shine with intermittent gleams:

flash, flicker, glimmer, twinkle, wink.

3. To pretend not to see.Also used with at:

connive at, disregard, ignore, pass over, wink at.

Idioms: be blind to, close one's eyes to, look the other way, turn a blind eye to.

noun

1. A brief closing of the eyes:

nictation, nictitation, wink.

2. A sudden quick light:

coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, spark, twinkle, wink.

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Translations

طَرْفَةُ عَيْن، رَمْشَةٌيَرْمُشُ، يَطْرف العَيْنيُوْمِضُ

mrknoutmrknutímrkánímrkat

blinkeblinken

blinzelnzwinkern

βλεφαρίζω

parpadearparpadeopestañeopestañear

räpäyttää

cillerclignercligner des yeuxclignotement

trepnuti

depldepla, blikka

sbattereammiccarebatter le palpebrebattere gli occhibattere le palpebre

まばたきする

눈을 깜박이다

mirksėjimasmirksėti

mirkšķināšanamirkšķināt

knipperen

blunkeblinkeblinkingblunk

mrugnąć

piscar

мигать

žmurkaniežmurknúť

mežikati

blinkakisa

กะพริบตา

gözlerini kırpmakkırpıştırmakgöz kırpmagözlerini kırpıştırma

nháy mắt

眨眼眨眼睛

blink

[blɪŋk]

A. N [of eyes] → parpadeo m; (= gleam) → destello m
in the blink of an eye → en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
to be on the blink (TV etc) → estar averiado

B. VT [+ eyes] → cerrar

C. VI [eyes] → parpadear, pestañear; [light] → parpadear

blink at VI + PREP (= ignore) → pasar por alto

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blink

[ˈblɪŋk]

vi

[person] → cligner des yeux; [eye] → cligner
without blinking → sans sourciller
to blink at sb → regarder qn en clignant des yeux

[light] → clignoter

vt
to blink one's eyes → cligner des yeux

n

[eye] → clignement m de paupières, battement m de paupières
in the blink of an eye (= quickly) → en un clin d'œil

to be on the blink [machine] → être détraqué(e)
The TV's on the blink → La télé est détraquée.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blink

n → Blinzeln nt; in the blink of an eye → im Nu; to be on the blink (inf) → kaputt sein (inf)

vi

(person) → blinzeln, zwinkern

(light) → blinken

vt to blink one’s eyes → mit den Augen zwinkern

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blink

[blɪŋk]

1. n → battito di ciglia
to be on the blink (fam) (car, machine) → essere scassato/a

2. vt to blink one's eyes → sbattere le palpebre

3. vi → sbattere le palpebre; (light) → lampeggiare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

blink

(bliŋk) verb

to move (the eyelids) rapidly up and down. It is impossible to stare for a long time without blinking. knip يَرْمُشُ، يَطْرف العَيْن мигам piscar mrkat blinzeln blinke ανοιγοκλείνω τα βλέφαρα parpadear, pestañear pilgutama پلک زدن räpäyttää silmiä cligner des yeux לְמַצמֵץ आंखें झपकाना žmirkati pislog mengejapkan mata depla, blikka battere le palpebre まばたきする 눈을 깜박이다 mirksėti mirkšķināt kelip mata knipperenblinke, blunkemrugać سترګک وهل piscar a clipi моргать žmurknúť mežikati trepnuti blinka กะพริบตา gözlerini kırpmak, kırpıştırmak 眨眼 моргати آنکھ جھپکنا chớp mắt 眨眼睛

noun

a rapid movement of the eyelids. knip طَرْفَةُ عَيْن، رَمْشَةٌ мигане piscadela mrkání das Blinzeln blinken παίξιμο των ματιών parpadeo, pestañeo pilgutus چشمک silmänräpäys clignotement מִצמוּץ टिमटिमाहट, झपक žmirenje pislogás kejapan mata depl battito di ciglia まばたき 깜박임 mirksėjimas mirkšķināšana berkedip-kedip knipoogblinking, blunk mruganie سترګک piscadela clipit моргание žmurkanie mežikanje treptaj blink[ande] การกะพริบตา göz kırpma, gözlerini kırpıştırma 眨眼 моргання, кліпання آنکھ کا جھپکنا cái chớp mắt 眨眼

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blink

→ يُوْمِضُ mrknout blinke blinzeln βλεφαρίζω parpadear räpäyttää cligner trepnuti battere le palpebre まばたきする 눈을 깜박이다 knipperen blunke mrugnąć piscar мигать blinka กะพริบตา gözlerini kırpmak nháy mắt 眨眼

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blink

v. parpadear, pestañear; movimiento involuntario rápido de los ojos.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

blink

n parpadeo; vi parpadear

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