blink

About 1.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

   The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.

2. verb To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.

   She blinked her tears away.

3. verb To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
4. verb To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
5. verb To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
6. verb To glance.
7. verb To flash on and off at regular intervals.

   The blinking text on the screen was distracting.

8. verb To flash headlights on a car at.

   An urban legend claims that gang members will attack anyone who blinks them.

Similar words

wink nictitate nictate twinkle flash winkle blink away eye blink glimpse flicker

Often followed by

of and at reflex the in an rate or

Word family

blinked blinker blinking blinks didn't even blink