- blink
- To do something so effortlessly that it seems to be magic or miraculous.(Barbara Eden, I Dream of Jeanie.)
B. Hey, where'd that ice cream come from? A. I blinked it.
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Blink — Blink, n. [OE. blink. See {Blink}, v. i. ] 1. A glimpse or glance. [1913 Webster] This is the first blink that ever I had of him. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Gleam; glimmer; sparkle. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Not a blink of light was there.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blink — bezeichnet Blink 182, eine amerikanische Musikgruppe Blink (Band), eine irische Musikgruppe Blink (Film), einen Film von Michael Apted Blink (Doctor Who), eine Folge der britischen Fernsehserie Doctor Who eine Leuchtfeuerkennung mit kürzerer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Blink — Blink: Blink тег языка разметки HTML, выводит мигающий текст Blink (программный SIP клиент) Blink 182 южно калифорнийская поп панк группа Blink вымышленный персонаж из комиксов компании Marvel Comics … Википедия
blink — blink·ard; blink; blink·ing·ly; blink·er; un·blink·ing·ly; … English syllables
Blink — (bl[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blinked} (bl[i^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blinking}.] [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka, G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D. blikken to glance, twinkle,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blink — ► VERB 1) shut and open the eyes quickly. 2) (blink at) react to (something) with surprise or disapproval. 3) (of a light) shine unsteadily or intermittently. ► NOUN ▪ an act of blinking. ● on the blink Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
blink — [bliŋk] vi. [ME blenken, blenchen: see BLENCH2] 1. to close the eyelids and open them quickly one or more times, as either a reflex or a conscious act 2. to flash on and off; twinkle or glimmer 3. to look with eyes half shut and winking, as in… … English World dictionary
Blink — Blink, v. t. 1. To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question. [1913 Webster] 2. To trick; to deceive. [Scot.] Jamieson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blink — [v1] wink of eye; twinkle bat, flash, flicker, flutter, glimmer, glitter, nictate, nictitate, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, squint; concepts 185,624 blink [v2] ignore bypass, condone, connive, cushion, discount, disregard, fail, forget, neglect … New thesaurus
Blink — (Meteorol.), so v.w. Ochsenauge 6) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
blink — • blink, glimt, skymt, klipp • glimt, sken, stråle, reflex, skimmer … Svensk synonymlexikon
