blink
To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
Example
“The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.”
Other meanings
To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
Related words
- blinkle
- blink first
- blink-and-you-miss-it
- without blinking an eye
- without blinking an eyelash
- without blinking an eyelid
- before one can blink
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "blynken".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “blink” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.