Word: Blink
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from blenk, Scots variant of blench, reinforced by Middle Dutch blinken ‘to shine’. Early senses included ‘deceive’, ‘flinch’ (compare with blench), and also ‘open the eyes after sleep’: hence blink (sense 1 of the verb) (mid 16th century)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
blɪŋk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
shut and open the eyes quickly
Short Definition:shut and open eyes quickly
Examples:- I blinked in astonishment
- he blinked his eyes nervously
- she blinked away her tears
Definition:
(of a light) flash on and off in a regular or intermittent way
Short Definition:shine intermittently
Examples:- the car's right-hand indicator was blinking
Word: Blink
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
blɪŋk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of shutting and opening the eyes very quickly
Short Definition:act of blinking
Examples:- he was observing her every blink
Definition:
a momentary gleam of light
Short Definition:gleam of light
Examples:- out on the marshes there was a blink of light
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