blinking
- adjective
- /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
- Slang
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maldito
- That was a blinking brilliant performance; I truly enjoyed every moment.
It makes me very angry at the the lies, you know, blinking lies.
- It makes me very angry at the the lies, you know, blinking lies.
Examples
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He was blinking furious when he found out that someone had borrowed his car without asking.
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I can't believe that blinking phone battery died right before the meeting!
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So this is dark and this would be bright, so this would be the blinking line, I suppose.
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For her final trick, she's going to put on some blinking Butte silk lashes.
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I don't want to use waterproof mascara but it's looking like I have to if my little blinkity blinking is here to stay.
Synonyms
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9.9
A rude strong word people use to show anger or surprise
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7.5
To add strong feeling before a describing word in informal British English, often to show anger
An informal word people put before a descriptive word to show strong feeling, often anger or surprise
People say it to show strong anger or annoyance
To show strong anger or annoyance before a word
Very bad or annoying
Compounds
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blinking as an adjective grew as a polite substitute for stronger swear words, especially in British English, so think of it as a mild way to say 'very' or show annoyance, which explains its use to add emphasis.