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      blink
      noun
      The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
      (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
      (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
      A glimpse or glance.
      (UK, dialect) gleam; glimmer; sparkle
      (nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
      (sports, in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
      (video games) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
      (fandom slang) A fan of the South Korean girl group Blackpink.
      Alternative letter-case form of Blink. [(fandom slang) A fan of the South Korean girl group Blackpink.]
      verb
      (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
      (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
      To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
      To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
      To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
      To flash on and off at regular intervals.
      To flash headlights on a car at.
      To send a signal with a lighting device.
      (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
      (in negative constructions) To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
      (transitive) To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.
      To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
      (science fiction, video games) To teleport, mostly for short distances.
      (Geordie, obsolete) To glance.
      Synonyms for blink
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