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Meaning
Verb
●
To
close
and
reopen
both
eyes
quickly.
To
close
and
reopen
one's
eyes
to
remove
(something) from on or around the
eyes
.
To
wink
; to
twinkle
with, or
as with
, the eye.
To see with the
eyes
half
shut
, or
indistinctly
and with
frequent
winking
, as a person with
weak
eyes
.
To
shine
, especially with
intermittent
light
; to
twinkle
; to
flicker
; to
glimmer
, as a lamp.
●
In Geordie English:
To
close
and
reopen
both
eyes
quickly.
To glance.
●
To
flash
on and off
at
regular
intervals.
To
flash
headlights
on a
car
at.
To
send
a
signal
with a
lighting
device.
●
To
perform
the
smallest
action
that could
solicit
a response.
●
To have the
slightest
doubt
,
hesitation
or remorse.
●
To
shut out
of
sight
; to
evade
; to shirk.
●
To
turn
slightly
sour
, or
blinky
, as
beer
,
milk
, etc.
●
In Science fiction & Video games:
To
teleport
, mostly
for short
distances.
Noun
●
The
act
of
quickly
closing
both
eyes
and
opening
them again.
●
The time
needed
to
close
and
reopen
one's
eyes.
●
In Computing:
A
text
formatting
feature
that
causes
text
to
disappear
and
reappear
as a form of
visual
emphasis.
●
A
glimpse
or glance.
●
In British English:
gleam;
glimmer
; sparkle
●
In Nautical:
The
dazzling
whiteness
about the
horizon
caused
by the
reflection
of
light
from
fields
of
ice
at sea
;
ice
blink
●
In Sports:
Boughs
cast
where
deer
are to
pass
, in order to
turn
or
check
them.
●
In Video games:
An ability that allows
teleporting
, mostly
for short
distances
●
In Fans (people), Music & South Korean idol fandom:
A
fan
of the South Korean
girl group
Blackpink.
●
Alternative letter-case form of Blink.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
blink
English
blinken
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
Sourced from
Etym
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