 blinking |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] off-and-on | |
| Examples: | "the blinking signal light" |
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| Related terms: | bright | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly | |
| Synonyms: | eye_blink nictation nictitation wink winking blink | |
| Related terms: | reflex palpebration blink wink | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" | |
| Synonyms: | winking | |
| Related terms: | closed | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (used of persons) informal intensifiers | |
| Synonyms: | bloody crashing flaming fucking blooming bally | |
| Examples: | "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance" "a bloody fool" "a crashing bore" "you flaming idiot" |
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| Related terms: | unmitigated | |
| Similar spelling: |
blink bluing blueing blowing Blunk blank bluewing blinks Blanck blinker blowing_up Blankinship blancmange blowing_gas Blennius |
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