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blinke — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blink verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
  • flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
  • flicker verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
  • twinkle verb To shine with a flickering, sparkling light.
  • wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.

Senses

blinke is used for these senses in English:

  • blink (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
  • flash (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
  • flicker (intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
  • twinkle To bat, blink or wink the eyes.
  • wink (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.)

blink — full definition

  1. verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
  2. verb To flash on and off, especially at regular intervals.
  3. verb To back down or show hesitation in a standoff, as in the phrase "blink first."
  4. noun The act of quickly closing and opening the eyes, or a very brief moment.

flash — full definition

  1. verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
  2. verb To show or send something very quickly.
  3. adjective (informal, chiefly British) Showy and expensive-looking.
  4. noun A sudden brief burst of light.

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