adj
Meaning 1
That blinks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a blinking light
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blinking
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ɪŋkɪŋ
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adj
Meaning 2
bloody
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, euphemistic, not-comparable, slang
Examples
- The blinking telly isn't working again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The act of something that blinks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the steady blinkings of lights on the console
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of blink
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he stood blinking in the bright sunlight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: winking
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blink, eye blink, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
Narrower terms: palpebration
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Latin: paetus — Translations
Real reading context