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blink

/ˈblɪŋk/noun, verb1 syllable

Blink means: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.

Synonyms for blink12

noun, as in a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation

verb, as in gleam or glow intermittently

flash, wink, twinkle, winkle

verb, as in briefly shut the eyes

wink, nictitate, nictate

verb, as in keep back by blinking

wink, blink away

What does blink mean?4

noun

1

a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

verb

1

gleam or glow intermittently“The lights were flashing”

2

briefly shut the eyes“The TV announcer never seems to blink”

3

keep back by blinking“blink away tears”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with blink?17

two syllables

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Blink in a sentence

  • In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.fcbond
  • In the blink of an eye, the ghost was gone.Amastan
  • On average, how many times per minute does a person blink?AlanF_US
  • In the blink of an eye, the creature was gone, disappearing in the woods.Amastan
  • Summer vacation goes away in the blink of an eye.end
  • The police usually blink at cars parked here.unknown
  • The plane went out of sight in a blink.unknown
  • He left in the blink of an eye.Scott

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of blink

as a noun

plural
blinks

as a verb

past tense
blinked
present participle
blinking
third-person singular
blinks
past participle
blinked