Blink (Verb)
Meaning 1
Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The fireflies blinked on and off in the evening mist.
- As we drove through the city, the neon sign blinked repeatedly.
- The warning lights blinked to signal that something was wrong.
- The stars blinked in the night sky like diamonds against black velvet.
- The fairy lights on the Christmas tree blinked merrily as the family sang carols.
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Meaning 2
Briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- She blinked rapidly to keep a tear from falling.
- The TV announcer never seems to blink in the middle of a speech.
- His eyes began to blink from the intense light in the room.
- The camera caught her blinking during the interview.
- Her constant blinking was a sign of nervousness during the presentation.
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Meaning 3
Keep back by blinking; "blink away tears".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- She couldn't blink away the tears streaming down her face as she thought about the sad news.
- As he watched the heartbreaking scene, he tried to blink back his own tears of sadness.
- Her eyes began to well up with tears, but she refused to blink, knowing it would mean giving in to her emotions.
- The effort to blink back her tears was almost too difficult, and she felt them start to spill down her cheeks.
- With a Herculean effort, she managed to blink away the tears that had gathered in her eyes, steeling herself for what was to come.