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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blink /blɪŋk/USA pronunciation v. - to open and close (the eye): [no object]He blinked when I opened the curtains.[~ + object]She blinked her eyes rapidly.
- to shine (something) unsteadily or rapidly on or off: [no object]The lights blinked in the darkness.[~ + object]He blinked his lights as a warning to other motorists.
n. [countable] - an act of blinking:a quick blink of the eyes.
Idioms- a or the blink of the eye, a very short period of time:In a blink of the eye the mouse had disappeared through a hole in the wall.
- Idioms on the blink, [be + ~] not working properly;
in need of repair:Oh no, the computer is on the blink again.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blink (blingk),USA pronunciation v.i. - to open and close the eye, esp. involuntarily;
wink rapidly and repeatedly. - to look with winking or half-shut eyes:I blinked at the harsh morning light.
- to be startled, surprised, or dismayed (usually fol. by at):She blinked at his sudden fury.
- to look evasively or with indifference;
ignore (often fol. by at):to blink at another's eccentricities. - to shine unsteadily, dimly, or intermittently;
twinkle:The light on the buoy blinked in the distance. v.t. - to open and close (the eye or eyes), usually rapidly and repeatedly;
wink:She blinked her eyes in an effort to wake up. - to cause (something) to blink:We blinked the flashlight frantically, but there was no response.
- to ignore deliberately;
evade; shirk. n. - an act of blinking:The faithful blink of the lighthouse.
- a gleam;
glimmer:There was not a blink of light anywhere. - [Chiefly Scot.]a glance or glimpse.
- [Meteorol.]
- on the blink, not in proper working order;
in need of repair:The washing machine is on the blink again.
- 1250–1300; Middle English blinken (verb, verbal), variant of blenken to blench1; cognate with Dutch, German blinken
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See wink 1.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged overlook, disregard, avoid, condone.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wink, flicker, twinkle, flutter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blink /blɪŋk/ vb - to close and immediately reopen (the eyes or an eye), usually involuntarily
- (intransitive) to look with the eyes partially closed, as in strong sunlight
- to shine intermittently, as in signalling, or unsteadily
- (tr; followed by away, from, etc) to clear the eyes of (dust, tears, etc)
- when tr, usually followed by at: to be surprised or amazed
- when intr, followed by at: to pretend not to know or see (a fault, injustice, etc)
n - the act or an instance of blinking
- a glance; glimpse
- short for iceblink
- on the blink ⇒ slang not working properly
Etymology: 14th Century: variant of blench1; related to Middle Dutch blinken to glitter, Danish blinke to wink, Swedish blinka |