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blink
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blink  (blngk)
v. blinked, blink·ing, blinks
v.intr.
1. To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly.
2. To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint.
3. To shine with intermittent gleams; flash on and off.
4.
a. To be startled or dismayed.
b. 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).
5. To look with feigned ignorance: a mayor who blinks at the corruption in city government.
v.tr.
1. To cause to blink.
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.
Idiom:
on the blink
Out of working order.

[Probably Middle English blinken, to move suddenly, variant of blenchen; see blench1.]
Synonyms: blink, nictitate, twinkle, wink
These verbs mean to open and close the eyelids or an eyelid rapidly: a dog blinking lazily at the fire; reptiles nictitating; twinkled, then laughed and responded; winked conspiratorially at his friend.

blink
Verb
1. to close and immediately reopen (the eyes), usually involuntarily
2. to shine intermittently or unsteadily
Noun
1. the act or an instance of blinking
2. a glance; glimpse
3. on the blink Slang not working properly [variant of blench]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blinkblink - a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
palpebration - repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent)
Verb1.blink - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
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"
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.blinkblink - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
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"

blink
verb 1. flutter, wink, bat
verb 2. flash, flicker, sparkle, wink, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer, scintillate on the blink (Slang) not working (properly), faulty, defective, playing up, out of action, malfunctioning, out of order, on the fritz U.S. (slang)
Translations
blink [blɪŋk] viparpadear, pestañear; [light] → oscilar;
to be on the blink (col) → estar estropeado

blink [blɪŋk] vicligner des yeux; [light] → clignoter
n the TV's on the blink (inf) → la télé ne va pas tarder à nous lâcher

blink [blɪŋk] viblinzeln;
(light) → blinken
n the TV's on the blink (inf) → der Fernseher ist kaputt

blink [blɪŋk] vibattere gli occhi; [light] → lampeggiare
n to be on the blink (col) → essere scassato/a

blink
v blink [bliŋk]
to move (the eyelids) rapidly up and down It is impossible to stare for a long time without blinking. knip يَرْمُشُ، يَطْرف العَيْن мигам mrkat blinke blinzeln ανοιγοκλείνω τα βλέφαρα parpadear, pestañear pilgutama پلک زدن räpyttää cligner des yeux לְמַצמֵץ आंखें झपकाना žmirkati pislog mengejapkan mata depla, blikka battere le palpebre まばたきする 눈을 깜짝이다 mirksėti mirkšķināt kelip mata knipperen blinke, blunke mrugać piscar a clipi моргать žmurknúť mežikati trepnuti blinka กะพริบตา gözlerini kırpmak, kırpıştırmak 眨眼睛 моргати آنکھ جھپکنا chớp mắt 眨眼
n
a rapid movement of the eyelids. knip طَرْفَةُ عَيْن، رَمْشَةٌ мигане mrkání blinken das Blinzeln παίξιμο των ματιών parpadeo, pestañeo pilgutus چشمک räpytys clignotement (des yeux) מִצמוּץ टिमटिमाहट, झपक žmirenje pislogás kejapan mata depl battito di ciglia まばたき 齋踐╂Ó mirksėjimas mirkšķināšana berkedip-kedip knipoog blinking, blunk mruganie piscadela clipit моргание žmurkanie mežikanje treptaj blink[] การกะพริบตา göz kırpma, gözlerini kırpıştırma 眨眼 моргання, кліпання آنکھ کا جھپکنا cái chớp mắt 眨眼


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