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Synonyms for blinking
blink·ing
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Wiktionary
Princeton's WordNet
blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictationadjective
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Synonyms:
instant, nictitation, flash, eye blink, split second, blink, heartbeat, jiffy, nictation, trice, winking, wink, twinkling, blink of an eyeblinking, winkingadjective
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
"he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
Synonyms:
crashing(a), blooming(a), blinking(a), flaming(a), bally(a), winking, bloody(a)bally(a), blinking(a), bloody(a), blooming(a), crashing(a), flaming(a), fucking(a)adjective
informal intensifiers
"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "blinking":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1174 | flash | |
#2783 | instant | |
#3887 | flashing | |
#9730 | blink | |
#16626 | wink | |
#17552 | intermittent | |
#18435 | heartbeat | |
#22611 | blooming | |
#27279 | blinking | |
#27390 | blasted | |
#29664 | flicker | |
#39743 | flickering | |
#40632 | jiffy | |
#48204 | trice | |
#54185 | twinkling | |
#65430 | winking |
How to use blinking in a sentence?
I'm here to say, the warning lights are blinking red again, dHS does not have evidence of the fact that anywhere near what happened in 2016.
The warning signs are there. The system is blinking. It is why I believe we are at a critical point, today, the digital infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack.
We couldn't understand if he was alive or dead. He had his eyes wide open looking at us. He was not blinking, not moving or talking. We only realized he was alive when he grabbed us suddenly.
This is by no means a panic or trend-inducing kind of caution, but there is some uncertainty about whether the yuan devaluation is part of a controlled stimulus plan or a sign that Beijing is blinking in the face of greater weakness to come, and uncertainty always warrants caution.
Without anyone blinking an eye ... it became a state rite.
Translations for blinking
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- رمش العينArabic
- blikáníCzech
- blinkerDanish
- blinktGerman
- αναβοσβήνειGreek
- parpadeoSpanish
- clignotantFrench
- पलक झपकानाHindi
- עִפעוּףHebrew
- 点滅Japanese
- ಮಿಟುಕಿಸುವುದುKannada
- 깜박임Korean
- blinkerNorwegian
- piscandoPortuguese
- мигаетRussian
- blinkningSwedish
- ஒளிரும்Tamil
- మెరిసేTelugu
- กระพริบตาThai
- yanıp sonenTurkish
- בלינקינגYiddish
- 闪烁Chinese
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