Associations to the word «Blinking»

Wiktionary

BLINKING, adjective. That or who blinks or blink.
BLINKING, adjective. (UK) (euphemism) (slang) bloody
BLINKING, verb. Present participle of blink
BLINKING, noun. The act of something that blinks.

Dictionary definition

BLINKING, noun. A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.
BLINKING, adjective. Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight".
BLINKING, adjective. Informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.