blink

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Synonyms: link, slink, blick, clink, blank, blind, brink, plink, boink, blenk, bling

Antonyms: link, slink, blick, clink, blank, blind, brink, plink, boink, blenk, bling

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
2. To [[flash]] on and off at regular intervals.
3. {{lb|en|hyperbole}} To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
4. {{lb|en|in negative constructions}} To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To shut the eyes to (something); to [[evade]], [[ignore]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[deceive]]; to [[hoodwink]].
7. To turn slightly sour, or [[blinky]], as beer, milk, etc.
8. {{lb|en|scifi|video games}} To [[teleport]], mostly for short distances.

Noun

1. The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
3. {{lb|en|computing}} A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
4. A [[glimpse]] or [[glance]].
5. {{lb|en|UK|dialect}} {{U|gleam}}; [[glimmer]]; [[sparkle]].
6. {{lb|en|nautical}} The [[dazzling]] [[whiteness]] about the [[horizon]] caused by the [[reflection]] of [[light]] from fields of ice at sea; [[iceblink]].
7. {{lb|en|sports|in the plural}} [[bough|Boughs]] cast where [[deer]] are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
8. {{lb|en|video games}} An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances.

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