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verb

ˈbliŋk How to pronounce blink (audio)
Definition of blinknext
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as in to twinkle
to shine with light at regular intervals she loves to sit in the dark and watch the lights on the Christmas tree blink in ever-changing patterns

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as in to squint
to rapidly open and close one's eyes I blinked for a few seconds after the camera flashed

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as in to succumb
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) for two days the nations stood on the brink of war, until one finally blinked

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as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise stood blinking at the ridiculous scene before him in utter disbelief

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blink

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noun

as in twinkle

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Recent Examples of blink
Verb
Give Teams Context Alongside The Numbers Financial leaders should provide context, not another dashboard full of blinking numbers nobody understands. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Why Screen Time Is Fueling Demand Phones, tablets and laptops change how people blink. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
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Named after fast-flying birds, the telescope could quickly pivot to observe blink-and-you-miss-it cosmic events like flaring black holes. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 The below products, tested by WWD Shop, will secure the latter (and occasionally the former) in a blink. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blink
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blink
  1. twinkle
  2. squint
  3. succumb
  4. stare
  5. glow
  6. flicker
  7. wink
  8. concede
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  • The vast auditorium offered a sense of intimacy with floating clouds and twinkling lights like a visitor would still see at the Music Box Theatre in Lakeview today.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Guests then gathered in the gardens for cocktails before moving to an outdoor dinner reception beneath a canopy of twinkling string lights.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of twinkle
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  • The former Charlotte Observer photographer is walking beneath power lines along North Myers Street, looking up, looking down, looking all around, squinting in the midday August sun.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But still, from a certain angle and in a certain light, Larry could squint his way into seeing this new gig at SNL as a second chance at something.
    — Blake J. Harris, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of squint
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  • Short enough to read in a single sitting, Sara Gran’s chilling story of an architect succumbing to demonic possession will leave readers stunned and unsettled.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The city’s Medical Examiner ruled the victim’s death a homicide after determining Wong succumbed to stab wounds to his neck and torso.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of succumb
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  • Nakira’s mug shot showed a young Black woman with dark hair gathered at the nape of her neck, green eyes staring intently into the camera.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Royals were out of the AL Central race by August and staring at another losing season.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stare
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  • The cream creates a subtle glow and softens the skin, helping to smooth out those fine lines on the neck.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The familiar stars of Orion's Belt glisten to the right of McCollum's image, close to the glow of the Orion Nebula — one of the nearest major star forming regions to Earth.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of glow
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  • The layout splits between a restaurant and a cocktail bar, with a listening lounge tucked into the back corner, whose walls come alive with flickering anime cartoons.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Or to be up high and see that, down below, a town is just a grid spread out on a map and nothing more, a grid that flickers with lights that spark on as the darkness commences.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of flicker
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  • Fresh silhouettes in pale pink, sky blue, khaki and white were cut in crisp cotton, winking to the daywear summer occasions of the Sa Su Phi customers who juggle between board meetings, art gallery openings and a garden parties.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In his short tenure on the show (before decamping along with Lorne Michaels and the rest of the cast after the fifth season), Murray exhibited a knowingness that turned his sketches into winking star vehicles.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of wink
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  • Fielder is not conventionally attractive, concedes Breca, a 26-year-old bisexual man in Pennsylvania, but the filmmaker’s salt-and-pepper hair and stubble did something for Breca nonetheless.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Vena said the current task is proving service is strong enough to hold customers trying rail, simultaneously conceding that not all will stay.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Blink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blink. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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