to blink away

Examples

• All

• He closes his eyes, blinking away the sweat.

  Fiction book (1996)

• She blinked away her unshed tears.

  Fiction book (2001)

• She was blinking away tears when she finished.

  Fiction book (2000)

• In his bed, Bruce wakes, trying to blink away the images.

  Fiction book (1995)

• John shakes his head, trying to blink away the nightmare.

  Fiction book (2000)

• As he hugged his family and blinked away tears in his eyes, McCarron knew he had done something amazing.

  Blog text (30)

• Her eyes smarted from the tang of the cut pine and the quick tears for her father that she blinked away.

  Fiction book (1991)

• He dipped his candle carefully and blinked away some tears.

  Fiction book (1997)

• "Yes," agreed Maddie, and she blinked away the tears that came as she thought of Wanda standing alone, looking at the group of laughing gifts after she had said, "Sure, a hundred—all lined up..."

  Fiction book (1996)

• After hearing the good news, I blinked away the tears of happiness that filled my eyes.

Synonyms

B

to blink

vsto blink away

41 2.9

To close and open the eyelids to stop tears from falling

is the same meaning but expressed as a multiword colloquial form

W

to wink

vsto blink away

9 6.2

To blink many times to stop tears or strong feelings

uses eye closures to prevent tears or hold back emotion without repeated action

B

to blink back tears

vsto blink away

1 4.9

To try to stop crying by blinking quickly

uses eye closures to hold back emotion without strong rapid closures

Antonyms

S

to shed a tear

14 3.5

Cry a little, often with one tear

How Controlled

to compose

33 4.7

to stifle

49 5.3

to blink away

1 5.7

to cry

∞ 1.0

to break down

111 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology