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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nictate, nictitate, wink |
| Type of | act reflexively, act involuntarily |
| Has types | flutter, palpebrate, bat |
| Derivation | blinking |
The TV announcer never seems to blink.
blink::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking |
| Type of | unconditioned reflex, inborn reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response |
| Has types | palpebration |
Examples of blink
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Some Zoobles blink their eyes, wag their tails or wiggle their ears when petted.
From the thenewstribune.com
The Broncos hardly had time to blink and they were facing annihilation and exit.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Everything changed in the blink of an eye at Sydney's Oran Park Raceway in 2008.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Even some government websites would blink out, replaced by virtual closed signs.
From the cnn.com
These FPs alter color, glow more brightly or more dimly, blink on and blink off.
From the signonsandiego.com
He brought Memphis back to prominence and then dominance in the blink of an eye.
From the washingtonpost.com
Sunday evening, 9.50pm, make sure you don't blink and miss the men's 100m final.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
With two nights in Toronto gone in the blink of an eye, I picked up my hire car.
From the expressandstar.com
He invested boldly, didn't blink when challenged and instead took the long view.
From the forbes.com
- A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- Briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
- Wink: force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
- Flash: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
- (blinking) closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
- (blinking) bally(a): informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
- Blinking is the voluntary rapid closing and opening of the eyelid. It is an essential function of the eye that helps spread tears across and remove irritants from the surface of the cornea and conjunctiva. ...
- Blink is a British commercial aviation operation which provides private Jet travel using Cessna Citation Very Light Jets. The company began operations in London in May 2008.
- Blink is a pop/rock band from Ireland They are noted for their mixture of humour and melancholy. They have released three albums to date: A Map Of the Universe by Blink (1994), The End Is High (1998) and Deep Inside The Sound Of Sadness (2004). ...
