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blinking definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blink 2 of 3 senses of blink Sense 1 blink, wink, nictitate, nictate => palpebrate => bat, flutter Sense 3 flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle => flicker, flick Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blink 2 of 3 senses of blink Sense 1 blink, wink, nictitate, nictate => palpebrate => bat, flutter Sense 3 flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle => flicker, flick Entailment of verb blink Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb blink 3 senses of blink Sense 1 blink, wink, nictitate, nictate => act involuntarily, act reflexively Sense 2 wink, blink, blink away => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb Sense 3 flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle => emit light, radiate Familiarity of verb blink blink used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb blink Sense 1 blink, wink, nictitate, nictate => act involuntarily, act reflexively -------------- Sense 2 wink, blink, blink away => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -------------- Sense 3 flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle => emit light, radiate -------------- Grep of noun blinking blinking blinking chickweed Overview of noun blinking The noun blinking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly) Overview of verb blink The verb blink has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) blink, wink, nictitate, nictate -- (briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink") 2. (2) wink, blink, blink away -- (force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears") 3. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle -- (gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing") Overview of adj blinking The adj blinking has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blinking -- (off-and-on; "the blinking signal light") 2. blinking, winking -- (closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; he stood blinking in the bright sunlight") 3. bally, blinking, bloody, crashing, flaming, fucking -- ((used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot") Antonyms of adj blinking 3 senses of blinking Sense 1 blinking INDIRECT (VIA bright) -> dull Sense 2 blinking, winking INDIRECT (VIA closed) -> open opened Sense 3 bally(postnominal), blinking(postnominal), bloody(postnominal), crashing(postnominal), flaming(postnominal), fucking(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA unmitigated) -> mitigated Similarity of adj blinking 3 senses of blinking Sense 1 blinking => bright (vs. dull) Sense 2 blinking, winking => closed (vs. open), shut Sense 3 bally(postnominal), blinking(postnominal), bloody(postnominal), crashing(postnominal), flaming(postnominal), fucking(postnominal) => unmitigated (vs. mitigated) Attributes of adj blinking Familiarity of adj blinking blinking used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj blinking blinking unblinking Overview of noun blinking The noun blinking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly) Overview of verb blink The verb blink has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) blink, wink, nictitate, nictate -- (briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink") 2. (2) wink, blink, blink away -- (force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears") 3. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle -- (gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing") Overview of adj blinking The adj blinking has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blinking -- (off-and-on; "the blinking signal light") 2. blinking, winking -- (closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; he stood blinking in the bright sunlight") 3. bally, blinking, bloody, crashing, flaming, fucking -- ((used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot")
blinking definition
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