BLINKED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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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

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