Blinking - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈblɪŋkɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word blinking
Brit.  |ˈblɪŋkɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word blinking
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to blink

noun

- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly (syn: blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking)

adjective

- closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly (syn: winking)
he stood blinking in the bright sunlight
- informal intensifiers (syn: bally, bloody, blooming, flaming, fucking)
what a bally (or blinking) nuisance

Extra examples

Turn that blinking music down!

The sun was blinking on the windows.

The light on your answering machine is blinking.

Lynn laughed, blinking back unexpected tears.

She stood outside, blinking in the harsh sunlight.

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