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Blinks

/blɪŋks/

The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.

📖 Definitions of "Blinks"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.

  2. 2

    The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.

  3. 3

    A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.

  4. 4

    A glimpse or glance.

verb
  1. 1

    To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

    "The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first."

  2. 2

    To flash on and off at regular intervals.

    "The blinking text on the screen was distracting."

  3. 3

    To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.

  4. 4

    To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.

    "to blink the question"

noun
  1. 1

    Montia fontana, a herbaceous annual plant in the family Montiaceae, formerly included in the purslane family (Portulacaceae).

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