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Blinking

To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

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📖 Definitions of "Blinking"

verb

1
To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
"The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first."
2
To flash on and off at regular intervals.
"The blinking text on the screen was distracting."
3
To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
4
To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.
"to blink the question"

noun

1
The act of something that blinks.
"the steady blinkings of lights on the console"

adjective

1
That blinks.
"a blinking light"
2
Bloody
"The blinking telly isn't working again."

🔄 Synonyms of "Blinking"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
brightnoun	Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
bloodynoun	(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
ballynoun	(British, dated, euphemistic) Bloody (used as a mild intensifier).
flamingnoun	On fire with visible flames.
shutverb	(transitive, intransitive) To close, in various senses.
crashingnoun	The sound or action of something that crashes.
closed	Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
winkingnoun	The act of someone who winks.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Blinking"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
winkingnoun	The act of someone who winks.
brightnoun	Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
bloodynoun	(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
flamingnoun	On fire with visible flames.
ballynoun	(British, dated, euphemistic) Bloody (used as a mild intensifier).
crashingnoun	The sound or action of something that crashes.
shutverb	(transitive, intransitive) To close, in various senses.
closed	Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
unmitigated	(intensifier) Total, complete, utter.
winknoun	(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
flickernoun	(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
flickeringnoun	shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
flashnoun	(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
flashingnoun	The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
flashlightnoun	(Canada, US, Philippines) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
lampnoun	A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
intermittentnoun	Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
intermittently	Stopping or starting at intervals.
signalnoun	A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
bursty	(computer science) Occurring in abrupt bursts, especially of information