noun
- The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
- A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- A glimpse or glance.
- Gleam; glimmer; sparkle
- The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
- (in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
- An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
verb
- To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- To flash on and off at regular intervals.
- To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
- To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.
- To trick; to deceive.
- To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
- To teleport, mostly for short distances.
Synonyms: nictitate
Pronunciation
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Blink is a 2-meaning word in English. Medium-length words often have several interesting anagrams.
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