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blinking

noun

In Latin: paetus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about blinking at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.

adjective

  1. Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly.
    he stood blinking in the bright sunlight
  2. Informal intensifiers.
    what a bally (or blinking) nuisance