Dictionary
blink
Pronunciation: (blingk), [key]—
v.i.
1. to open and close the eye, esp. involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
2. to look with winking or half-shut eyes:
I blinked at the harsh morning light.
3. to be startled, surprised, or dismayed (usually fol. by
at):
She blinked at his sudden fury.
4. to look evasively or with indifference; ignore (often fol. by
at):
to blink at another's eccentricities.
5. to shine unsteadily, dimly, or intermittently; twinkle:
The light on the buoy blinked in the distance.
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v.t.
1. to open and close (the eye or eyes), usually rapidly and repeatedly; wink:
She blinked her eyes in an effort to wake up.
2. to cause (something) to blink:
We blinked the flashlight frantically, but there was no response.
3. to ignore deliberately; evade; shirk.
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n.
1. an act of blinking:
The faithful blink of the lighthouse.
2. a gleam; glimmer:
There was not a blink of light anywhere.
3. Chiefly Scot.a glance or glimpse.
4. Meteorol.
a. iceblink.
b. snowblink.
5. on the blink, not in proper working order; in need of repair:
The washing machine is on the blink again. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
