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blinking

noun

1 blinking

A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.

synonyms: blink, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking.

Dutch: knipogen, knipperen
Polish: mrugnięcie

adjective

1 blinking

Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly:
— He stood blinking in the bright sunlight.

synonym: winking.

2 blinking

Informal intensifiers:
— What a bally (or blinking) nuisance.

synonyms: bally, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking.


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