Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.

    Lidschlag, Blinzeln, flüchtiger Blick

    морга́ниеmorgánije, мига́ниеmigánije, мигmig

  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.

    Augenblick, Wimpernschlag, Blinzeln

  3. (countable, uncountable)A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A glimpse or glance.

  5. (UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable)Gleam; glimmer; sparkle

  6. (countable, uncountable)The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink

  7. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.

  8. (countable, uncountable)An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances

More definitions
  • a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Examples

122 sentences
  1. The TV is on the blink.

    Телевізор не працює. — deniko

  2. It happened in the blink of an eye.

    ruЭто случилось в мгновение ока. — odexed

  3. There are some red lights blinking on the console.

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

    ruВдали мигали огоньки. — Hellerick

    deKleine Lichter blinkten in der Ferne. — Zaghawa

  5. Why is that red light blinking?

    ruПочему тот красный огонёк мигает? — marafon

    deWarum blinkt die rote Lampe da? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
closing both eyes and opening them again:
a quick view:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
closing both eyes and opening them again:
a quick view:
the time needed to close and reopen one's eyes:

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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