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ALL meanings of blinked

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  • verb without object blinked to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly. 1
  • verb without object blinked to look with winking or half-shut eyes: I blinked at the harsh morning light. 1
  • verb without object blinked to be startled, surprised, or dismayed (usually followed by at): She blinked at his sudden fury. 1
  • verb without object blinked to look evasively or with indifference; ignore (often followed by at): to blink at another's eccentricities. 1
  • verb without object blinked to shine unsteadily, dimly, or intermittently; twinkle: The light on the buoy blinked in the distance. 1
  • verb with object blinked to open and close (the eye or eyes), usually rapidly and repeatedly; wink: She blinked her eyes in an effort to wake up. 1
  • verb with object blinked to cause (something) to blink: We blinked the flashlight frantically, but there was no response. 1
  • verb with object blinked to ignore deliberately; evade; shirk. 1
  • noun blinked an act of blinking: The faithful blink of the lighthouse. 1
  • noun blinked a gleam; glimmer: There was not a blink of light anywhere. 1
  • noun blinked Chiefly Scot. a glance or glimpse. 1
  • noun blinked Meteorology. iceblink. snowblink. 1
  • idioms blinked on the blink, not in proper working order; in need of repair: The washing machine is on the blink again. 1
  • verb blinked simple past tense and past participle of blink. 0
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