blink
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- noun
- /blɪŋk/
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parpadeo
- Life is so beautiful, every moment a miracle, and yet in a blink it's gone.
- eye blink
- blink reflex
- blink conditioning
And that is poor blink rate and poor eyelid closure.
- And that is poor blink rate and poor eyelid closure.
- They don't no longer have to fake, you know, eye blinks and do cheats.
- Well, maybe, just maybe, they are experiencing more attentional blinks than people who do not have ADHD.
- You know The blinking: between units of time.
- It's it's an it's an amazing, you know, blink of a, of a of an eye in time.
- I guess the long blink would be death, but the long ish blink would be sleep.
Examples
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He felt a sudden blink of realization as the answer came to him.
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The great one can be gone in the blink of an eye.
Academic text (2009) -
One blink for yes, two for no.
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Was that a single blink?
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All this happened in an instant, in the blink of an eye.
Fiction book (1996) -
The entire process takes only three milliseconds, a fraction of the blink of an eye.
Academic text (2007) -
The shutter is clicked... ...the flash goes off... ...and they've stopped time... ...if just for the blink of an eye.
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His thin face was expressionless for a blink, then it broke into an expansive, blissful smile.
Fiction book (1990) -
With just a brief blink, she missed the beautiful sunset.
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In the blink of an eye, the scene changed from peaceful to chaotic.
Synonyms
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A quick closing and opening of an eyelid that keeps the eye wet and protected
A quick blinking of the eyelids without thinking
A quick closing and opening of the eyelids
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Etymology
Blink comes from an old English word blincan that meant 'to wink' or 'to shine', so a blink is a very quick closing and opening of the eyes that can protect them from dust or danger.