| blinking | | |
| n. (act) | 1. blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly. |
| ~ inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus. |
| ~ palpebration | repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent). |
| adj. | 2. blinking, winking | closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly.; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" |
| ~ shut, closed | used especially of mouth or eyes.; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" |
| adj. | 3. bally, blinking, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking | informal intensifiers.; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" |
| ~ unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier.; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" |
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