blink

to close and reopen the eyes, especially involuntarily.

Every time I blink, it makes the cut on my eyelid hurt.

to look with half-shut eyes or rapidly closing and opening eyes.

I blinked at the harsh morning light.

to be startled, surprised, or dismayed (usually followed byat ).

She blinked at his sudden fury.

to look evasively or with indifference; ignore (often followed byat ).

to blink at another's eccentricities.

to shine unsteadily, dimly, or intermittently; twinkle; flicker.

The light on the buoy blinked in the distance.

to yield or back down from a confrontation.

All eyes are on the two nations' standoff, waiting to see who blinks.

to close and reopen (the eye or eyes), usually rapidly, repeatedly, or involuntarily;

She blinked her eyes in an effort to wake up.

to cause (something) to twinkle or shine intermittently.

We blinked the flashlight frantically, but there was no response.

Rare. to ignore deliberately; evade; shirk.

Although deaths continue to rise, the authorities have blinked the problem.

Synonyms:

condone, avoid, disregard, overlook

an act or instance of closing and reopening the eyes, especially repeatedly or involuntarily.

She claimed not to be startled, but her blink betrayed her.

the act or condition of flickering, twinkling, or shining intermittently.

The faithful blink of the lighthouse comforted the crew.

Synonyms:

flutter, twinkle, flicker, wink

a gleam; glimmer.

There was not a blink of light anywhere.

Chiefly Scot. a glance or glimpse.

Meteorology.

1. iceblink.

2. snowblink.

to close and immediately reopen (the eyes or an eye), usually involuntarily

(intr) to look with the eyes partially closed, as in strong sunlight

to shine intermittently, as in signalling, or unsteadily

(tr; foll by away, from, etc) to clear the eyes of (dust, tears, etc)

to be surprised or amazed

he blinked at the splendour of the ceremony

to pretend not to know or see (a fault, injustice, etc)