Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In sporting, the fault in dogs of leaving the game as soon as it is found.
- Winking with half-opened eyelids, as when the eyes cannot bear full light.
- Having twinkling eyes.
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- adjective That or who
blinks or blink. - adjective Bloody (in the coarse slang sense)
- verb Present participle of
blink .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- adjective closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
- adjective informal intensifiers
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Examples
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Each time I visit a bookshop I see all those volumes blinking from the shelves like fishermen hunting for the left hemisphere of our brain, the fantastic side of our souls.
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The Wynn Macau looks different from anything around it: The city is aglare in blinking neon, but the only ornamentation on his hotel is a large cursive signature of his last name.
Macau’s Big Gamble 2007
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It could also mean the driver in front of you is going to turn left or that the blinker is still blinking from a previous turn.
Driving in Mexico 2007
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It could also mean the driver in front of you is going to turn left or that the blinker is still blinking from a previous turn.
Driving in Mexico 2007
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The Wynn Macau looks different from anything around it: The city is aglare in blinking neon, but the only ornamentation on his hotel is a large cursive signature of his last name.
Macau’s Big Gamble 2007
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Joe asked, as they flew by a lighthouse blinking from a rocky headland.
Chapter X 1902
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Stopping to check it out, he was startled to find a message written in English blinking at him.
Wraithbait 2009
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At least you don’t look like the collar’s strangling you, as it does to poor Webb, and the blinking is not noticeable.
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You can call this crazy title blinking with something like: blinkTitle'bitches!'
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You can call this crazy title blinking with something like: blinkTitle'bitches!'
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