blink

blink
verb
1)

his eyes did not blink

Syn:
flutter, flicker, wink, bat
2)

several red lights began to blink

Syn:
flash, flicker, wink
3)

no one even blinks at the estimated cost

Syn:
be surprised, look twice; informal boggle
4)

after a tense standoff, the union blinked

Syn:
back down, give in, knuckle under, submit, relent

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  • Blink — Blink, n. [OE. blink. See {Blink}, v. i. ] 1. A glimpse or glance. [1913 Webster] This is the first blink that ever I had of him. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Gleam; glimmer; sparkle. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Not a blink of light was there.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blink — bezeichnet Blink 182, eine amerikanische Musikgruppe Blink (Band), eine irische Musikgruppe Blink (Film), einen Film von Michael Apted Blink (Doctor Who), eine Folge der britischen Fernsehserie Doctor Who eine Leuchtfeuerkennung mit kürzerer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Blink — Blink: Blink  тег языка разметки HTML, выводит мигающий текст Blink (программный SIP клиент) Blink 182 южно калифорнийская поп панк группа Blink вымышленный персонаж из комиксов компании Marvel Comics …   Википедия

  • blink — blink·ard; blink; blink·ing·ly; blink·er; un·blink·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • Blink — (bl[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blinked} (bl[i^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blinking}.] [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka, G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D. blikken to glance, twinkle,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blink — ► VERB 1) shut and open the eyes quickly. 2) (blink at) react to (something) with surprise or disapproval. 3) (of a light) shine unsteadily or intermittently. ► NOUN ▪ an act of blinking. ● on the blink Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • blink — [bliŋk] vi. [ME blenken, blenchen: see BLENCH2] 1. to close the eyelids and open them quickly one or more times, as either a reflex or a conscious act 2. to flash on and off; twinkle or glimmer 3. to look with eyes half shut and winking, as in… …   English World dictionary

  • Blink — Blink, v. t. 1. To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question. [1913 Webster] 2. To trick; to deceive. [Scot.] Jamieson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blink — [v1] wink of eye; twinkle bat, flash, flicker, flutter, glimmer, glitter, nictate, nictitate, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, squint; concepts 185,624 blink [v2] ignore bypass, condone, connive, cushion, discount, disregard, fail, forget, neglect …   New thesaurus

  • Blink — (Meteorol.), so v.w. Ochsenauge 6) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • blink — • blink, glimt, skymt, klipp • glimt, sken, stråle, reflex, skimmer …   Svensk synonymlexikon

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