1. Small Indian lettuce of northern regions
   - blinking chickweed, water chickweed, Montia lamprosperma

1. A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
   - eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation

1. Briefly shut the eyes
   "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
   - wink, nictitate, nictate 
2. Force to go away by blinking
   "blink away tears"
   - wink, blink away 
3. Gleam or glow intermittently
   - flash, wink, twinkle, winkle

Derived forms: blinkses

See also: blinker

Type of: act involuntarily, act reflexively, conquer, curb, inborn reflex, Indian lettuce, inhibit, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, radiate, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, stamp down, subdue, suppress, unconditioned reflex

Encyclopedia: Blink

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• to one ear
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