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blink verb (blinked, blinking) 1 intrans to shut and open the eyes again quickly, especially involuntarily. 2 to shut and open (an eyelid or an eye) very quickly. 3 (usually blink something away or from or out of something) to remove (tears, dust, a speck or smut, etc) from (the eye or eyes) by blinking • Hastily she blinked away her tears. 4 intrans said of a light: to flash on and off; to shine unsteadily. noun 1 an act of blinking. 2 a gleam or quick glimmer of light, such as a brief moment of sunshine. in the blink of an eye quickly; suddenly. on the blink colloq broken or not working properly.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: a variant of blench.
blink at something 1 to refuse to recognize or accept (something unwelcome). 2 to show surprise or shock at the sight of it. |
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