Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "blink" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

before one can blink blink first blink-and-you-miss-it blinkle eyeblink in the blink of an eye interblink landblink moonblink one-blink town snowblink sunblink water blink without blinking an eye without blinking an eyelash without blinking an eyelid

Etymologically Related To

blank bleak blench blick blike

Context

computing dialect hyperbole nautical scotland sports uk video games

Subevents

wash eyeball with tears

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act involuntarily act reflexively hold back inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex keep keep back physiological reaction radiate reflex reflex action reflex response restrain unconditioned reflex

Type Of (IsA)

body movement reflex

Manner Of

act involuntarily

Related Terms

ablink blink of an eye blink-eyed blinkard blinker blinkie blinkless on the blink wink

Related Terms

blinky bough dazzling deceive deer evade flash glance gleam glimmer glimpse horizon iceblink light reflection shirk sparkle trick whiteness

Synonym Network

flash nictitate wink

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.