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flicker
To move with a quick, light, wavering motion
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  1. To move with a quick, light, wavering motion
  2. To appear briefly:
  3. To burn or shine unsteadily, as a candle in the wind
bat-one-s-eyes
(Idiomatic) To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
nictitate
To wink or blink rapidly, as birds and other animals with a nictitating membrane
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  1. To wink or blink rapidly, as birds and other animals with a nictitating membrane
  2. To wink or blink
  3. To wink.
peek
To glance quickly.
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  1. To glance quickly.
  2. To glance or look quickly and furtively, esp. through an opening or from behind something
  3. To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment.
peep
To peer slyly or secretly; take a hasty, furtive look
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  1. To peer slyly or secretly; take a hasty, furtive look
  2. To peek furtively; steal a quick glance.
  3. To look through a small opening or from a place of hiding
glimmer
To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes:
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  1. To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes:
  2. To give a faint, flickering light
  3. (Intransitive) To shine with a faint unsteady light.
flicker
To move waveringly; flutter:
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  1. To move waveringly; flutter:
  2. To be displayed with fluctuating brightness:
  3. To move with a quick, light, wavering motion
flash
To send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals
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  1. To send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals
  2. To appear or occur suddenly:
  3. A trademark for a file format for graphics, audio, and video data, commonly used for transmitting animation over the Internet.
glitter
To be reflected as a sparkling or glistening light:
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  1. To be reflected as a sparkling or glistening light:
  2. To shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle
  3. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
bat
(Informal) To wink; blink; flutter
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  1. (Informal) To wink; blink; flutter
  2. To strike with or as with a bat
  3. To wink or flutter:
nictitate
To wink or blink rapidly, as birds and other animals with a nictitating membrane
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  1. To wink or blink rapidly, as birds and other animals with a nictitating membrane
  2. To wink or blink
  3. To wink.
twinkle
(Chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight
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  1. (Chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight
  2. To bat, blink or wink the eyes
  3. (Archaic) To wink or blink
wink
To move, remove, etc. by winking
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  1. To move, remove, etc. by winking
  2. To close and open (an eye or the eyes) rapidly.
  3. To shine intermittently; twinkle
flash
To send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals
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  1. To send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals
  2. A trademark for a file format for graphics, audio, and video data, commonly used for transmitting animation over the Internet.
  3. To appear or occur suddenly:
flicker
To be displayed with fluctuating brightness:
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  1. To be displayed with fluctuating brightness:
  2. To appear briefly:
  3. To move with a quick, light, wavering motion
glimmer
To give a faint, flickering light
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  1. To give a faint, flickering light
  2. To be reflected in dim, intermittent flashes:
  3. (Intransitive) To shine with a faint unsteady light.
twinkle
(Chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight
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  1. (Chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight
  2. (Of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
  3. To shine with quick, intermittent flashes of light, as some stars; sparkle
wink
To be closed and opened in this way
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  1. To be closed and opened in this way
  2. To close and open (an eye or the eyes) rapidly.
  3. To shine intermittently; twinkle
disregard
To treat without due respect; slight
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  1. To treat without due respect; slight
  2. To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):
  3. To ignore; misregard.
ignore
(Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
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  1. (Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
  2. To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
nictation
An act or instance of winking or blinking; a wink, a blink
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  1. An act or instance of winking or blinking; a wink, a blink
wink
A tiny interval (of sleep)
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  1. A tiny interval (of sleep)
  2. A gleam or twinkle.
  3. A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
coruscation
A coruscating; sparkling
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  1. A coruscating; sparkling
  2. A sudden brilliant display, as of wit
  3. A flash or gleam of light
flash
A brief time; moment
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  1. A brief time; moment
  2. A sudden perception:
  3. Instantaneous illumination for photography:
flicker
An act or instance of flickering
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  1. An act or instance of flickering
  2. A dart of flame or light, as in a flickering fire
  3. A look or feeling that comes and goes quickly
glance
A quick flash of light; a gleam.
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  1. A quick flash of light; a gleam.
  2. A brief or cursory look:
  3. A flash or gleam
gleam
A brief, faint manifestation or trace, as of hope, understanding, etc.
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  1. A brief, faint manifestation or trace, as of hope, understanding, etc.
  2. A brief or dim indication; a trace:
  3. A brief beam or flash of light:
glimmer
A faint manifestation or dim perception
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  1. A faint manifestation or dim perception
  2. A faint light; a dim glow.
  3. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
glint
A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
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  1. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace:
  2. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle:
  3. A gleam, flash, or glitter
spark
Any flash or sparkle of light like this
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  1. Any flash or sparkle of light like this
  2. A glowing bit of matter, esp. one thrown off by a fire
  3. A flash of light, especially a flash produced by electric discharge.
twinkle
The very brief time it takes to wink; twinkling
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  1. The very brief time it takes to wink; twinkling
  2. A sparkle of delight in the eyes.
  3. A quick, intermittent flash of light; sparkle
wink
A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
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  1. A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
  2. A gleam or twinkle.
  3. The very brief time required for a wink; an instant.
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Sentence Examples

  • In a blink, he'd Traveled there.

  • Sarah's expression went from surprise to joy in the blink of an eye.

  • The only other soul she'd touched had told her its life story in a blink of the eye, terrifying her.

  • I had not heard anyone predict even the possibility of these two events before they came upon us, in what seemed the blink of an eye.

  • She trailed her fingers down a wall, smiling when she saw soft glimmers light up beneath her touch, trail her fingers a short distance, and blink out.

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