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blink
(bl/I//N/k )

noun (n)

verb (v)

  • briefly shut the eyes(verb.body)
    Example:
    The TV announcer never seems to blink.
    source: wordnet30
  • force to go away by blinking(verb.body)
    Example:
    Blink away tears.
    Synonym:
    blink away, wink
    source: wordnet30
  • gleam or glow intermittently(verb.perception)
    Synonym:
    flash, twinkle, wink, winkle
    source: wordnet30
  • To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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