B2verb · transitive · rare

blink

blink · blinks · blinked · blinking

моргати, мигати

моргать, мигать

blinzeln

pestañear, parpadear

cligner des yeux

sbattere le ciglia, ammiccare

mrugać

göz kırpmak

piscar

To close and reopen both eyes quicklyTo close and reopen both eyes quickly.

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/ˈblɪŋk/

» Little lights were blinking on and off in the distance.

Kleine Lichter blinkten in der Ferne. — Zaghawa

Вдали мигали огоньки. — Hellerick

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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to close and reopen both eyes quickly:

Русский

By meaning 2

to close and reopen both eyes quickly:

to flash on and off at regular intervals:

Deutsch

By meaning 5

to close and reopen both eyes quickly:

to flash on and off at regular intervals:

to flash headlights:

to send a signal with a lighting device:

hyperbole: to perform the smallest action:

Examples

85 sentences

Little lights were blinking on and off in the distance.
ruВдали мигали огоньки. — Hellerick
deKleine Lichter blinkten in der Ferne. — Zaghawa
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Tom blinked his eyes.
deTom blinzelte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom blinked several times.
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Meaning

15 senses

(intransitive)To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.
blinzeln
морга́тьmorgátʹ, моргну́тьmorgnútʹ, мига́тьmigátʹ
морга́тиmorháty, моргну́тиmorhnúty, мига́тиmyháty
(transitive)To shut the eyes to (something); to evade, ignore.
briefly shut the eyes
To flash on and off at regular intervals.
The blinking text on the screen was distracting.
blinken
мигатьmigatʹ

More meanings 12

To flash on and off at regular intervals.
To flash headlights on a car at.
An urban legend claims that gang members will attack anyone who blinks them.
lichthupen, aufblenden
мига́тьmigátʹ, мигну́тьmignútʹ
To send a signal with a lighting device.
Don't come to the door until I blink twice.
blinken, morsen
мига́тьmigátʹ, мигну́тьmignútʹ
(excessive)To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
mit den Fingern schnippen, mit der Wimper zucken
To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
(intransitive, transitive)To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
She blinked her tears away.
To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
The soldier shot the intruders without so much as blinking.
To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
(intransitive)To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
(intransitive)To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
(intransitive)To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
(transitive)To deceive; to hoodwink.

Origin

From Middle English blynken, blenken, from Old English *blincan (suggested by causative ve

From Middle English blynken, blenken, from Old English *blincan (suggested by causative verb blenċan (“to deceive”); > English blench), from Proto-Germanic *blinkaną, a variant of *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”).

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