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- [blingk]
- /blɪŋk/
- /blɪŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blingk]
- /blɪŋk/
Definitions of blink word
- verb blink When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again. 3
- verb blink Blink is also a noun. 3
- verb blink When a light blinks, it flashes on and off. 3
- verb blink to close and immediately reopen (the eyes or an eye), usually involuntarily 3
- verb blink to look with the eyes partially closed, as in strong sunlight 3
- verb blink to shine intermittently, as in signalling, or unsteadily 3
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Origin of blink
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English blinken (v.), variant of blenken to blench1; cognate with Dutch, German blinken
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blink
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blink popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blink usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blink
verb blink
- flicker — to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
- sparkle — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
- flutter — to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
- squint — to look with the eyes partly closed.
Antonyms for blink
verb blink
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- pay attention — be attentive
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
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