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Blinked
[
blingk
]
Origin
blink
/
blɪŋk
/
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[
blingk
]
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verb (used without object)
1.
to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
2.
to look with winking or half-shut eyes:
I blinked at the harsh morning light.
3.
to be startled, surprised, or dismayed (usually followed by
at
):
She blinked at his sudden fury.
4.
to look evasively or with indifference; ignore (often followed by
at
):
to blink at another's eccentricities.
5.
to shine unsteadily, dimly, or intermittently; twinkle:
The light on the buoy blinked in the distance.
verb (used with object)
6.
to open and close (the eye or eyes), usually rapidly and repeatedly; wink:
She blinked her eyes in an effort to wake up.
7.
to cause (something) to blink:
We blinked the flashlight frantically, but there was no response.
8.
to ignore deliberately; evade; shirk.
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bezoar
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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noun
9.
an act of blinking:
The faithful blink of the lighthouse.
10.
a gleam; glimmer:
There was not a blink of light anywhere.
11.
Chiefly Scot.
a glance or glimpse.
12.
Meteorology
.
a.
iceblink.
b.
snowblink.
Idiom
13.
on the blink,
not in proper working order; in need of repair:
The washing machine is on the blink again.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
blinken
(v.), variant of
blenken
to
blench
1
;
cognate with
Dutch,
German
blinken
Synonyms
1.
See
wink
1
.
8.
overlook, disregard, avoid, condone.
9.
wink, flicker, twinkle, flutter.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Word Origin & History
blink
1580s, from M.Du. blinken "to glitter," of uncertain origin (possibly akin to
bleach
; cf. Ger. blinken "to gleam, sparkle, twinkle"). M.E. used blekne in this sense, related to
blench
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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