blinking

Meanings

• a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
• briefly shut the eyes
• force to go away by blinking
• gleam or glow intermittently
• closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
  • "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
• informal intensifiers
  • "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"

Synonyms

bally, blink, blink away, bloody, blooming, crashing, eye blink, flaming, flash, fucking, nictate, nictation, nictitate, nictitation, twinkle, wink, winking, winkle