Definition of
blinking has definitions from the fields of biology,medicine
1
[ adjective ] off-and-on

Examples

"the blinking signal light"

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

He stood very still , his arms at his sides , staring up at the heavens , then down at the blinking lights below .

Related terms

bright

2
[ noun ] (biology,medicine) a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Synonyms

eye_blink nictation nictitation wink winking blink

Related terms

reflex palpebration blink wink

3
[ adjective ] closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"

Synonyms

winking

Related terms

closed

4
[ adjective ] (used of persons) informal intensifiers

Synonyms

bloody crashing flaming fucking blooming bally

Examples

"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance" "a bloody fool" "a crashing bore" "you flaming idiot"

Related terms

unmitigated

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Rhymes with

licking winking sinking unthinking thinking stinking drinking shrinking clanking planking leaking banking kicking rollicking ranking nanking debunking thanking spanking blocking looking lacking lurking liking locking ticking picking chongqing creaking king cooking qing seeking reeking wreaking squeaking risking sticking booking balking baking backing shrieking knocking sneaking speaking interlocking metalworking overlooking ransacking aching breaking braking hulking peking cornhusking meatpacking sleepwalking handshaking groundbreaking quaking croaking cracking corking painstaking ducking sucking fucking wrecking nitpicking shocking shirking shaking jerking joking choking moneymaking hooking muckraking packing asking wracking mocking soaking walking making talking taking tacking waking sacking viking working whacking racking docking poking lawmaking heartbreaking groundbreaking hawking trucking smoking masking smacking marking hijacking stocking forking stalking staking tracking parking whacking remaking retaking attacking lovemaking stroking striking dressmaking woodworking bloodsucking mistaking homemaking forsaking breathtaking provoking overtaking earthshaking hardworking carjacking papermaking undertaking

Phonetic and Homophones

B L IH1 NG K IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

blink bluing blueing blowing Blunk blank bluewing blinks Blanck blinker blowing_up Blankinship blancmange blowing_gas Blennius

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