noun Download 🔗Share The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again. Examples : "The sudden blink of the light made me jump. " physiology body action sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes. Examples : "The blink of an eye was all it took for the cat to disappear behind the sofa. " time physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis. Examples : "The presentation used a blink to highlight the key dates on the calendar. " computing technology internet communication media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A glimpse or glance. Examples : "I caught a quick blink of my son's face as he ran past me on the way to school. " appearance action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Gleam; glimmer; sparkle Examples : "The diamond's tiny blink reflected the light beautifully. " appearance sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink Examples : "The sailors saw the iceblink on the horizon, a sign that they were approaching dangerous ice fields. " weather environment geography nature appearance nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them. Examples : "The farmers carefully arranged the bushes, creating a series of blinks to guide the deer away from the vegetable patch. " nature animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances Examples : "The scientist's special blink allowed him to teleport across the lab quickly. " ability action space technology supernatural Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To close and reopen both eyes quickly. Examples : "The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first." physiology body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To flash on and off at regular intervals. Examples : "The blinking text on the screen was distracting." physiology sensation action function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response. Examples : "The student blinked, and the teacher noticed her confusion. " physiology action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk. Examples : "to blink the question" action attitude character moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To trick; to deceive. Examples : "The salesman blinked the customer with a false story about the car's condition. " action character mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc. Examples : "The milk had been in the fridge for too long and started to blink. " food drink condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To teleport, mostly for short distances. Examples : "The student blinked from his desk to the library, needing a book for his project. " technology computing space ability Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading