blinking
adjective
1. closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
- he stood blinking in the bright sunlight
Similar word(s): closed, shut, winking
2. informal intensifiers
- what a bally (or blinking) nuisance
Similar word(s): unmitigated, bally, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming
Sentences with blinking as an adjective:
- a blinking light
- The blinking telly isn't working again.
noun
1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Similar word(s): blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking
Definition categories: act, reflex
Sentences with blinking as a noun:
- the steady blinkings of lights on the console
verb
1. present participle of blink