silmänräpäys — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blink verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
- heartbeat noun A single pulse of the heart, or the steady rhythm of the heart pumping.
- moment noun A very short period of time, or a particular point in time.
- snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
- wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.
Senses
silmänräpäys is used for these senses in English:
- blink of an eye (idiom) A moment (a very short period of time).
- eyeblink An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
- heartbeat A very short space of time; an instant.
- snap A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
- wink A brief time; an instant.
blink — full definition
- verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
- verb To flash on and off, especially at regular intervals.
- verb To back down or show hesitation in a standoff, as in the phrase "blink first."
- noun The act of quickly closing and opening the eyes, or a very brief moment.
heartbeat — full definition
- noun A single pulse of the heart, or the steady rhythm of the heart pumping.
- noun A very brief moment in time.
- noun A repeating signal sent by a computer system to show it is still running properly.