| 单词 | eye-blinking |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseye-blinking eye-blinking n. (a) the action of closing and reopening the eyes very quickly; an instance of this; (b) an instance of disapproving of or ignoring something impolite or indecorous; cf. blink v. 6 (rare). ΚΠ 1864 Temple Bar 12 571 Mrs. Malloy rather increased than allayed the general anxiety touching his pursuits..by much head-shaking and eye-blinking when his name was mentioned. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Oct. 2/1 It is a pity that in these days of sham prudery and eye-blinking such conversations cannot be reproduced. 1971 Amer. Philos. Q. 8 161/2 Taylor and Brand offer finger movements, Chisholm gives arm-raisings and eye-blinkings [as examples of basic actions]. 2004 Daily Tel. 13 May 15/1 Common motor tics [of Tourette Syndrome] include eye-blinking, neck-jerking and shoulder-shrugging. < as lemmas |
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