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Definition of
blink noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
blink
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
blɪŋk
/
/
[
usually singular
]
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the act of shutting and opening your eyes very quickly
Idioms
in the blink of an eye
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very quickly; in a short time
on the blink
(
informal
)
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(
of a machine
)
no longer working correctly
See
blink
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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blink
verb
blink away
phrasal verb
not (even) blink (an eye)
Phrasal verbs
blink away
phrasal verb
Idioms
not (even) blink (an eye)
Nearby words
blini
noun
blink
verb
blink
noun
blink away
phrasal verb
blinker
noun