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(verb) signal by winking; "She winked at him" |
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Related Words: gesticulate, gesture, motion |
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(verb) force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" |
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Synonyms: blink, blink away |
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Related Words: conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress |
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(noun) closing one eye quickly as a signal |
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Related Words: facial expression, facial gesture |
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(verb) briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" |
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Synonyms: blink, nictate, nictitate |
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Related Words: act involuntarily, act reflexively, bat, flutter |
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(verb) gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" |
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Synonyms: blink, flash, twinkle, winkle |
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Related Words: emit light, flick, flicker, radiate |
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(noun) a very short time; "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" |
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Synonyms: New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling |
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Related Words: bit, minute, moment, second |
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