Blinking has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
"She rubbed her tired eyes to stop them from blinking so often while staring at the computer screen."
2
The act of something that blinks.
"The blinking lights on the traffic signal turned from red to green, allowing cars to move forward."
Verb
1
present participle of blink
"She was blinking rapidly because she had been crying all night."
Adjective
1
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
"he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
2
informal intensifiers
"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"
"a bloody fool"
"a crashing bore"
"you flaming idiot"
3
That blinks.
"When the traffic light changed from red to green, I was blinking in surprise at how quickly it happened."
Example Sentences
"he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
adjective
"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"
adjective
"a bloody fool"
adjective
"a crashing bore"
adjective
"you flaming idiot"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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