Definition of "blink" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

   • The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.

2. To flash on and off at regular intervals.

   • The blinking text on the screen was distracting.

3. (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.

4. (in negative constructions) To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.

   • The soldier shot the intruders without so much as blinking.

5. (transitive) To shut out of sight; to evade; to shirk.

   • to blink the question

6. To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.

7. (science fiction, video games) To teleport, mostly for short distances.

noun

1. The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.

2. (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.

3. (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.

4. A glimpse or glance.

5. (UK, dialect) gleam; glimmer; sparkle

6. (nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink

7. (sports, in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.

8. (video games) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances