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(v)
(transitive) to wink or blink
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(intransitive) To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane.
(of a source of light) To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
(n)
(childish, slang) The penis, especially that of a child rather than that of an adult.
force to go away by blinking
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
(transitive) To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
(adj)
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
The act of declining or refusing something.
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
A very short period of time; a moment.
The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.
(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
Brilliance; luster.
(intransitive) To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
A sudden bright light.
(intransitive) To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
(intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
(transitive, intransitive) To close, in various senses.
(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.
(informal, Australia, Northern US) The turn signal of an automobile.
(by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.
(intransitive) To look at something else briefly, then look back again.
(also figuratively) A brief or cursory look.
A humming noise from something moving very fast.
(idiomatic) To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
(African-American Vernacular, slang) A handgun.
(MLE, slang) A pistol.
An act or instance of bursting.
(countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
(transitive) To browse rapidly.
(intransitive) To appear suddenly on a screen.
(transitive) to quickly inspect something (newspaper, notes) with the eyes
An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
(idiomatic, intransitive) To glance; peep.
Alternative form of bat one's eyes. [(idiomatic) To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.]
A rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another.
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
The ball of the eye.
(intransitive) To look or glance aside.
(intransitive) To change channels on a television.
A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.
(dated) A bungle; a botched situation.
The beginning of an activity.
(idiomatic) To look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action.
A fluttering or darting movement.
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
(chess) To play moves very quickly, as if playing blitz chess.
(intransitive) To flicker; to quiver.
(intransitive, informal) To leave and return in a short time.
An act of striking with a beak.
(obsolete, UK, intransitive) To glare or stare.
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.
(slang, intransitive, originally military) To leave (a place) hastily.
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
(idiomatic, archaic) To move swiftly.
Another flush.
Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
(transitive, idiomatic) to see for a brief period; to get a glimpse of
(idiomatic) To enter somewhere, and then quickly leave.
(transitive, colloquial) To make a mess of; to ruin.
The act of wandering; a ramble.
(transitive) To quickly check, to give a brief or cursory visual inspection.
A flickering glimmer.
A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
(idiomatic) To show flirtatious signs or sexual interest/attraction with one's eyes.
A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
A fluttering movement
(slang) To smile with one's eyes.
The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
(by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.
(intransitive, obsolete) To shine; gleam.
To take note of what is going on; to make oneself aware.
(intransitive) To undergo an unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
A quick look at something to the side, usually without turning one's head, a sidelong glance.
A movement to do something, a beginning.