eye blink
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- noun
- /aɪ blɪŋk/
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parpadeo
- Further research indicates that 400 milliseconds is at the upper end of average eye blink speeds, which range from 100 to 400 milliseconds.
- eye blink conditioning
This is a paper entitled Decreased spontaneous eye blink rates in chronic cannabis users.
- This is a paper entitled Decreased spontaneous eye blink rates in chronic cannabis users.
- I would see this as a they, this is someone who is unable to move anything except say maybe an eye blink.
Examples
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As he sat in the sun, his eye blink occurred more frequently to keep his eyes moist.
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One was a standard eye blink.
Blog text (10) -
Psychologists often use something called eye blink response rate to measure emotional reaction.
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His eyes blinked frantically as if trying to acclimate to a sudden bright light.
Fiction book (1996) -
The teacher noticed a quick eye blink from the student when he asked a difficult question.
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During the exam, many students had their eye blink reflexes triggered by the bright lights in the room.
Synonyms
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A quick closing and opening of the eyelids
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A quick closing and opening of the eyelids
A quick blinking of the eyelids without thinking
A quick closing and opening of the eyelids
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'eye' (the visual organ) with 'blink' (a brief reflexive closing and opening of the eyelid); together they straightforwardly denote the blinking action of the eye. This compound follows ordinary English composition and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Eye blink is the name for the quick closing and opening of the eyelid. People noticed that a fast blink of the eye keeps dust out and spreads tears, so the phrase came to mean 'automatic protective action'.