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[ bling-king ] / ˈblɪŋ kɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blinking ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, adverb Chiefly British.(used as an intensifier): He's a blinking idiot. Origin of blinkingFirst recorded in 1910–15; blink + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM blinkingblink·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby blinkingblink, blink comparator, blinker, blinkered, blinkers, blinking, blinks, blinky, blintz, blintze, bliny Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blinkingHe did not wipe away the tears, but the long lenses of the television cameras showed him blinking them back behind his glasses. What Would Jesus Do in Gaza? The Tears of Pope Francis Point the Way|Christopher Dickey|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Zimmerman, who faces up to life in prison if convicted, stared ahead with a blank expression, blinking hard. George Zimmerman Trial: The Prosecution’s Dramatic Closing Arguments|Jacqui Goddard|July 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST There is nothing so humbling as staring at a blinking cursor on a screen entitled “Inaugural Address.” What Obama Should Say on Monday|Paul Begala|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Debris crumbles from the ceiling and blinking lights dangle from single strands. Inside a Syrian Rebel City: FSA Restores Tentative Order to Al Bab|Erin Banco|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With the batphone to his great pal Bibi beeping and blinking nonstop, would Romney in essence have backed Mubarak? Arab Spring Comment Was a Romney Love Letter to the Israeli Right Wing|Michael Tomasky|July 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST "It's no use crying for the moon," she decided, blinking hard lest she should betray symptoms of weakness before her juniors. For the Sake of the School|Angela Brazil And the next moment I was standing on the sun-baked sidewalk, blinking my eyes against the glare, and breathing in deep gulps. The Professor's Mystery|Wells Hastings "Oh, of course I'm going through with it," scowling and blinking through his eye-glasses. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877.|Various Tegan was sitting, too, blinking at Pete as if he were a stranger, and Dorfman was trembling like a leaf. Image of the Gods|Alan Edward Nourse "I knew there was something else," said Mrs. Sheridan, blinking over a yawn. The Turmoil|Booth Tarkington
British Dictionary definitions for blinking
adjective, adverbinformal (intensifier)a blinking fool; a blinking good film Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blinkingflicker, sparkle, flash, flutter, squint, forget, bat, nictitate, shimmer, glimmer, scintillate, glitter, overpass, connive, bypass, discount, omit, slight, fail, cushion |