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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 
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  Sense  2 
  wink,  blink,  blink  away 
  =>  suppress,  stamp  down  inhibit,  subdue,  conquer,  curb 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  flash,  blink,  wink,  twinkle,  winkle 
  =>  emit  light,  radiate 
  -------------- 
 
  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  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") 



blinked definition