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Another word for blink

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Verb

  1. To open and close the eyes rapidly

    See also:

    see

    repetition

  2. To shine with intermittent gleams

    See also:

    light

    continue

  3. To pretend not to see.

    Idioms:
    See also:

    see

Noun

  1. A brief closing of the eyes

    See also:

    see

  2. A sudden quick light

    See also:

    light

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Another word for blink

Verb

  1. To wink rapidly

    See also:

    wink

  2. To squint

    See also:

    squint

  3. To twinkle

    See also:

    wink

    shine

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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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