adj, noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of something that blinks.

   "the steady blinkings of lights on the console"

2. 2
   a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of blink form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That blinks. not-comparable

   "a blinking light"

2. 2
   bloody UK, euphemistic, not-comparable, slang

   "The blinking telly isn't working again."

Adjective

1. 1
   informal intensifiers wordnet
2. 2
   closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

winkingblastedblinkunmitigatedabsoluteaflicker

Example

More examples

"Little lights were blinking on and off in the distance."

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