blinked at (verb)

  • 1blink — [[t]blɪ̱ŋk[/t]] blinks, blinking, blinked 1) VERB When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again. Kathryn blinked and forced a smile... Suddenly, Momma s eyes blinked... [V n] She was blinking her… …

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  • 2blink — verb ADVERB ▪ hard ▪ He blinked hard and forced a smile. ▪ furiously, quickly, rapidly ▪ slowly PREPOSITION …

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  • 3blink — verb 1) his eyes did not blink Syn: flutter, flicker, wink, bat 2) several red lights began to blink Syn: flash, flicker, wink 3) no one even blinks at the estimated cost Syn …

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  • 4blink — I UK [blɪŋk] / US verb Word forms blink : present tense I/you/we/they blink he/she/it blinks present participle blinking past tense blinked past participle blinked * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to close your eyes for a very short time and… …

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  • 5focus — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 special interest/attention ADJECTIVE ▪ central, main, major, primary, prime, principal, real ▪ important, speci …

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  • 6disappointment — noun 1 sadness because sth has not happened, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense, intense, profound, sharp ▪ …

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  • 7glasses — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dark, tinted ▪ I wear blue tinted glasses on sunny days. ▪ reading ▪ half moon, round ▪ …

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  • 8emit — [[t]ɪmɪ̱t[/t]] emits, emitting, emitted 1) VERB If something emits heat, light, gas, or a smell, it produces it and sends it out by means of a physical or chemical process. [FORMAL] [V n] The new device emits a powerful circular column of light.… …

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  • 9blink — {{11}}blink (n.) 1590s, a glance; see BLINK (Cf. blink) (v.). As is the case with the verb, there is a similar word in Middle English, in use from c.1300, that might represent a native form of the same root. {{12}}blink (v.) 1580s, perhaps from M …

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  • 10blink — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to shut and open your eyes quickly: I blinked as I came out into the sunlight. 2 (I) if lights blink, they shine unsteadily or go on and off rapidly: The light on your answering machine is blinking. 3 not (even) blink to not seem… …

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