English
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪÅk|-ɪÅk
Verb
en-verb|blinks|blinking|blinked
- A quick closing and reopening of both eyes.
#: The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.
- To flash headlights on a car.
#: An urban legend claims that gang members will attack anyone who blinks them.
- To send a signal with a lighting device.
#: Don't come to the door until I blink twice.
- context|hyperbole To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
#* 1980, Billy Joel, âDon't Ask Me Whyâ, Glass Houses, Columbia Records
#*:All the waiters in your grand cafe / Leave their tables when you blink.
Translations
trans-top|a quick closing and reopening of both eyes
Finnish: räpäyttää silmä|silmiä (once), räpyttää silmä|silmiä (continously)
Hebrew: ××צ××¥ (le'matzmetz)
Japanese: ã¾ã°ãããã (mabataki-suru)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|ترÙÚ©Ø§ÙØ¯Ù|trtrukandin|scKUchar
Polish: mrugaÄ (continously), mrugnÄÄ (once)
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Portuguese: piscar
Swedish: blinka
Spanish: parpadear, guiñar
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trans-top|to peep quickly
Japanese: ãã©è¦ãã (chirami-suru)
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Swedish: kisa
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trans-top|to flash headlights
Finnish: väläyttää valoja
Japanese: ããã·ã³ã°ãã (passimgu-suru)
Polish: migaÄ (continously), mignÄÄ (once)
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Swedish: blinka
Spanish: guiñar
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trans-top|to send a signal with a lighting device
Japanese: ç¹æ»ãã (tenmetsu-suru)
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Swedish: blinka
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trans-top|hyperbole: to perform the smallest action
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Noun
en-noun
- The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- figurative The time needed to close and reopen ones eyes.
Translations
trans-top|a quick view
Japanese: ãã©è¦ (chirami)
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Portuguese: olhadela f
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trans-top|a view with eyes partly closed
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trans-top|The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again
Finnish: silmänräpäys, silmänräpäytys
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trans-top|The time needed to close and reopen ones eyes
Finnish: silmänräpäys, silmänräpäytys
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ttbc|Spanish: parpadeo
Related terms
blinkard
blinker
blink of an eye
on the blink
wink
Norwegian
Noun
blink g|Norwegian
- lightning
See also
lynglimt
ar:blink
fa:blink
fr:blink
gl:blink
io:blink
fi:blink
te:blink
vi:blink
zh:blink
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