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blinking

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blinking

1
 adjn
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
2
 adj
informal intensifiers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blinking
1

adj closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

“he stood blinking in the bright sunlight”
Synonyms:
winking
closed, shut
used especially of mouth or eyes

n a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Synonyms:
blink, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking
Types:
palpebration
repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent)
Type of:
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
2

adj informal intensifiers

Synonyms:
bally, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking
unmitigated
not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
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