blink

verb

/blɪŋk/

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B2 [I or T] When you blink, you close and then open your eyes quickly once or several times, and when an eye blinks, it does this: You've got something in your eye - try blinking a few times.The eye and surrounding areaEyesight, glasses and lensesUsing the eyesGestures with the head or shoulders › [I] literary If a light blinks, it flashes on and off.Emitting and casting light

(Definition of blink verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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