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blinking
Overview of noun blinking
The noun blinking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation -- (a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
Overview of verb blink
The verb blink has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (11) blink, wink, nictitate, nictate -- (briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink")
2. (2) wink, blink, blink away -- (force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears")
3. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle -- (gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing")
Overview of adj blinking
The adj blinking has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. blinking, winking -- (closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight")
2. bally, blinking, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking -- ((used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blinking
1 sense of blinking
Sense 1
blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
=> reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
=> reaction, response
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun blinking
1 sense of blinking
Sense 1
blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
=> palpebration
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blinking
1 sense of blinking
Sense 1
blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
=> reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
Antonyms of noun blinking
Member Holonyms of noun blinking
Substance Holonyms of noun blinking
Part Holonyms of noun blinking
Member Meronyms of noun blinking
Substance Meronyms of noun blinking
Part Meronyms of noun blinking
Meronyms of noun blinking
Holonyms of noun blinking
Attributes of noun blinking
Derived Forms of noun blinking
1 sense of blinking
Sense 1
blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
RELATED TO>(verb) blink#1
=> blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
Domain of noun blinking
Domain Terms of noun blinking
Familiarity of noun blinking
blinking used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun blinking
1 sense of blinking
Sense 1
blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
> reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
=> accommodation reflex
=> Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign
=> belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation
=> blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
=> blush, flush
=> vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking
=> defecation reflex, rectal reflex
=> yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
=> electric shock, electrical shock, shock
=> fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind
=> gulp, gulping
=> knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex
=> light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis
=> mydriasis
=> micturition reflex
=> pharyngeal reflex, gag reflex
=> pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
=> plantar reflex
=> rooting reflex
=> startle, jump, start
=> stretch reflex, myotactic reflex
=> suckling reflex
=> tremble, shiver, shake
=> sneeze, sneezing, sternutation
=> hiccup, hiccough, singultus
Meronyms of noun blinking
1 sense of blinking
Holonyms of noun blinking
Grep of noun blinking
blinking
blinking chickweed
Antonyms of verb blink
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blink
3 senses of blink
Sense 1
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
=> act involuntarily, act reflexively
=> act, behave, do
Sense 2
wink, blink, blink away
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 3
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
=> radiate
=> cause to be perceived
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blink
2 of 3 senses of blink
Sense 1
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
=> palpebrate
=> bat, flutter
Sense 3
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
=> flicker, flick
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blink
3 senses of blink
Sense 1
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
=> act involuntarily, act reflexively
Sense 2
wink, blink, blink away
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sense 3
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
=> radiate
'Cause To' of verb blink
Derived Forms of verb blink
3 senses of blink
Sense 1
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
RELATED TO>(noun) blink#1
=> blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
RELATED TO>(noun) blinking#1
=> blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
Sense 2
wink, blink, blink away
RELATED TO>(noun) blink#1
=> blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation
Sense 3
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
RELATED TO>(noun) blinker#2
=> blinker, turn signal, turn indicator, trafficator
RELATED TO>(noun) blinker#1
=> blinker, flasher
Domain of verb blink
Domain Terms of verb blink
Familiarity of verb blink
blink used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb blink
3 senses of blink
Sense 1
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
wink, blink, blink away
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
EX: Lights blink on the horizon
EX: The horizon is blinking with lights
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb blink
3 senses of blink
Sense 1
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
> act involuntarily, act reflexively
=> sneeze
=> blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
=> fart, break wind
=> salivate
Sense 2
wink, blink, blink away
> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> wink, blink, blink away
=> stifle, dampen
=> choke off, choke down, choke back
=> hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
=> burke
=> silence
=> squelch, quell, quench
=> smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
Sense 3
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
> radiate
=> flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
=> gleam, glimmer
=> glow
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb blink
Sense 1
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
=> act involuntarily, act reflexively
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Sense 2
wink, blink, blink away
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
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Sense 3
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
=> radiate
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Grep of verb blink
blink
blink away
blinker
Antonyms of adj blinking
2 senses of blinking
Sense 1
blinking, winking
INDIRECT (VIA closed) -> open, opened
Sense 2
bally(prenominal), blinking(prenominal), bloody(prenominal), blooming(prenominal), crashing(prenominal), flaming(prenominal), fucking(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA unmitigated) -> mitigated
Similarity of adj blinking
2 senses of blinking
Sense 1
blinking, winking
=> closed (vs. open), shut
Sense 2
bally(prenominal), blinking(prenominal), bloody(prenominal), blooming(prenominal), crashing(prenominal), flaming(prenominal), fucking(prenominal)
=> unmitigated (vs. mitigated)
Pertainyms of adj blinking
Attributes of adj blinking
Domain of adj blinking
Domain Terms of adj blinking
Familiarity of adj blinking
blinking used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj blinking
blinking
unblinking
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