1. (

• blink ,
• eye_blink ,
• blinking ,
• wink ,
• winking ,
• nictitation ,
• nictation

) a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly ;

1. (

• blink ,
• wink ,
• nictitate ,
• nictate

) briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" ;

2. (

• wink ,
• blink ,
• blink_away

) keep back by blinking; "blink away tears" ;

3. (

• flash ,
• blink ,
• wink ,
• twinkle ,
• winkle

) gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" ;

1. (

• blinking ,
• winking

) closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" ;

2. (

• bally ,
• blinking ,
• bloody ,
• blooming ,
• crashing ,
• flaming ,
• fucking

) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" ;