blink
verb
\ ˈbliŋk
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blinked;
blinking;
blinks
Definition of blink
(Entry 1 of 2)
b
: to look with half-shut eyes
c
: to close and open the eyes involuntarily
2
: to shine dimly or intermittently
3a
: to look with too little concern
b
: to look with surprise or dismay
1a
: to cause to blink
b
: to remove (something, such as tears) from the eye by blinking
2
: to deny recognition to
blink
nounDefinition of blink (Entry 2 of 2)
3
: a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye
4
: iceblink
in the blink of an eye
on the blink
: in an instant
: in or into a disabled or useless condition
the TV is on the blink
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Examples of blink in a Sentence
Verb
She blinked when the light flashed. Her eyes blinked when the light flashed. She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
She and the girl stood, blinking at each other in the autumn air. — J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, "The Loop," 19 Aug. 2019 The videos of cars passing school buses with the red lights blinking are alarming. — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Avon Lake City Council looking to further penalize drivers who pass school buses," 15 Aug. 2019 Imagine blinking twice to make a lens zooms in or out; or looking left, right, up or down and having a lens that followed. — Peter Holley, Washington Post, "The lens could be the first step in creating glasses that adjust to blinking.," 15 Aug. 2019 You are only permitted to pass a school bus when its lights are no longer blinking. — Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, "Slow down: Tips for school zones in Houston-area, as teachers, parents, kids return to class," 12 Aug. 2019 In reality, however, the task of determining balls and strikes fell to a bulky, blinking hunk of computer equipment wedged beside some cardboard boxes in a quiet corner of the stadium’s press box. — Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, "The rise of the Robo-umpires," 7 Aug. 2019 Some light up green, others yellow — a forest species common to the Pine Barrens blinks orange. — Dan Radel, USA TODAY, "Fireflies are dying out because people are destroying their habitats," 1 Aug. 2019 Another double blink de-activates the zoom and sets vision back to normal. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, "These Contact Lenses Zoom In and Out with the (Double) Blink of an Eye," 29 July 2019 Additionally, by blinking, the lenses can change their focal length, which amounts to being able to zoom in and out just as users do on their phones. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Scientists Develop Robotic Contact Lenses That Let Users Zoom with the Blink of an Eye," 29 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Both tweets immediately began to go viral, amassing likes and retweets in the blink of an eye. — NBC News, "Pennsylvania teenager wins $3M in Fortnite World Cup," 29 July 2019 In the blink of an eye, Artem Anisimov, Dominik Kahun, Henri Jokiharju and John Hayden, among others, were gone. — Jimmy Greenfield, chicagotribune.com, "5 takeaways from Day 1 of the Blackhawks Convention, including building chemistry and Kirby Dach’s chances of making the team," 26 July 2019 My friends had all visibly aged by about 30 years; Gen-Xers gone full boomer in the blink of an app. — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, "How FaceApp got your data, and why you gave it to them," 18 July 2019 Then in the blink of an eye, the list of games gets shuffled in no order whatsoever. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "PISD football coaches secure their officiating crews for upcoming season," 17 July 2019 In the blink of eye, the Spaniard was two breaks of serve down and after 35 minutes the first set belonged to Djokovic. — Matias Grez, CNN, "Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to set up Wimbledon final with Novak Djokovic," 12 July 2019 In an industry where companies and products come and go seemingly in the blink of an eye, swag can outlast them. — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, "It’s free. It’s fun. Why Silicon Valley loves swag — and how it’s changing," 21 July 2019 Tyrone’s killing changed our whole family’s life forever, in a blink of an eye. — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore City Council ordinance would prohibit gag order requirement in police brutality, misconduct cases," 18 July 2019 There are hundreds if not a thousand or more fastening points on the center fuselage, and using the projector process the company can adjust instructions for working on them in the blink of an eye. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Even Building the F-35 Is a High-Tech Process," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blink.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for blink
blink
verb
English Language Learners Definition of blink
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to close and then open your eyes very quickly
: to shine with a light that goes on and off
: to show that you are surprised or upset
blink
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of blink (Entry 2 of 2)
: the act of closing and then opening your eyes very quickly : the act of blinking
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blink
verb
\ ˈbliŋk
\
\
blinked;
blinking
Kids Definition of blink
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