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Synonyms for blink
blɪŋkblink
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Princeton's WordNet
blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictationverb
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Synonyms:
instant, nictitation, blinking, flash, eye blink, split second, heartbeat, jiffy, nictation, trice, winking, wink, twinkling, blink of an eyeblink, wink, nictitate, nictateverb
briefly shut the eyes
"The TV announcer never seems to blink"
Synonyms:
winkle, blink away, flash, twinkle, nictate, wink, nictitatewink, blink, blink awayverb
force to go away by blinking
"blink away tears"
Synonyms:
winkle, blink away, flash, twinkle, nictate, wink, nictitateflash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkleverb
gleam or glow intermittently
"The lights were flashing"
Synonyms:
scintillate, winkle out, blink away, shoot, scoot, flash, swank, show off, nictitate, winkle, wink, scud, nictate, twinkle, dart, flaunt, dash, ostentate
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
blinkverb
Synonyms:
wink, NICTATE, see obscurelyblinkverb
Synonyms:
overlook (purposely), disregard, avoid, evade, pass over, gloss over, shut out of sight, make no account of, not take into account, not mind, not trouble one's self with, pretend not to see
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
blinkverb
Synonyms:
wink, connive at, disregard, overlook
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
BLink
Synonyms:
BLAST Link
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#1174 | flash | |
#2783 | instant | |
#3887 | flashing | |
#4719 | ignore | |
#5175 | shoot | |
#8587 | dash | |
#9730 | blink | |
#11732 | clin | |
#15944 | dart | |
#16626 | wink | |
#18435 | heartbeat | |
#20010 | overlook | |
#27279 | blinking | |
#29626 | twinkle | |
#29664 | flicker | |
#32558 | swank | |
#33648 | glimmer | |
#39743 | flickering | |
#40632 | jiffy | |
#48204 | trice | |
#54185 | twinkling | |
#56541 | scoot | |
#58210 | winkle | |
#59155 | scud | |
#65430 | winking | |
#66031 | flaunt | |
#76457 | flinch | |
#265061 | connive |
How to use blink in a sentence?
What does it mean to have to suffer so much if our lives are nothing more than the blink of an eye? … I learned a long time ago, Reuven, that a blink of an eye in itself is nothing. But the eye that blinks, that is something.
I was like this was fun, this was something creative for me to do over Christmas break, after it went on the internet, it literally blew up in the blink of an eye … the hate and comments were everywhere. No one can prep you for that kind of thing.
You’re not even gon na bicker a little bit. . . Jew us down ? you’re not even gon na blink an eye ?
It has been a long year. It has been a painful year, it has been very frustrating for me and my family. For your life to change within a blink of an eye. I still don't know why.
One to three years is a blink of an eye in terms of city developments, so many of these cities still have time to fill and become functional.
Translations for blink
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- примигвам, премигвам, мигам, примигване, миг, миганеBulgarian
- bliknout, mrknutí, blikat, mrknoutCzech
- mit den Augen zwinkern, blinken, Zwinkern, AugenzwinkernGerman
- palpebrumiEsperanto
- parpadear, guiñar, titilar, destellar, parpadeoSpanish
- räpyttää silmiä, väläyttää valoja, silmänräpäytys, välkyttää, räpäyttää silmiä, välkkyä, silmänräpäysFinnish
- ciller, cligner des yeux, faire un appel de phares, cligner, clignoterFrench
- priobadh, caog, priob, caogadhScottish Gaelic
- מצמץHebrew
- pislant, pislogHungarian
- թարթելArmenian
- lampeggiare, segnalare, sbattere le ciglia, battito di cigliaItalian
- 点滅, パッシング, 瞬く, まばたき, チラ見Japanese
- დახუჭვა, ახამხამებს, დახუჭავსGeorgian
- تروکاندنKurdish
- palpabunt, nictor, conniveo, palpebrō, nictoLatin
- трепкам, блиндирамMacedonian
- blunke, blinkeNorwegian
- flitsen, knipperenDutch
- migać, mignąć, mrugać, mrugnąćPolish
- piscar, olhadelaPortuguese
- ch'illmipakuyQuechua
- clipiRomanian
- моргнуть, моргать, мигнуть, мигать, мигRussian
- blinkaSwedish
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