мига́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• blink verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
• 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

мига́ть is used for these senses in English:

• blink (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
• blink To flash on and off at regular intervals.
• flicker (intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
• nictate (intransitive) To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane. [from 18th c.]
• 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.

flicker — full definition

1. verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
2. verb To appear and disappear briefly; to flutter.
3. noun An unsteady, wavering flash of light.
4. noun A type of small woodpecker.

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