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- blinking;un·blinking;
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blinking — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal ▪ used to express annoyance … English terms dictionary
Blinking — Blink Blink (bl[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blinked} (bl[i^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blinking}.] [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka, G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D. blikken to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blinking — /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/ (say blingking) Colloquial –adjective 1. (an intensifier): you re a blinking genius! –adverb 2. (an intensifier): a blinking high wall to have to leap over. –blinkingly, adverb …
blinking — adj. & adv. Brit. sl. an intensive, esp. expressing disapproval (a blinking idiot; a blinking awful time). Etymology: BLINK + ING(2) (euphem. for BLOODY) … Useful english dictionary
blinking — blinkingly, adv. /bling king/, adj., adv. Chiefly Brit. (used as an intensifier): He s a blinking idiot. [1910 15; BLINK + ING2] * * * … Universalium
blinking — adjective a) That or who blinks or blink. a blinking light b) (British euphemistic slang) Bloody (in the coarse slang sense) Syn: winking, blasted, blimming, blooming … Wiktionary
blinking — n. the action of closing and opening the eyelids, which wipes the front of the eyeball and helps to spread the tears. Reflex blinking may be caused by suddenly bringing an object near to the eye: the eyelids close involuntarily in order to… … Medical dictionary
blinking — adj. Blinking is used with these nouns: ↑light … Collocations dictionary
blinking — blink|ing [ˈblıŋkıŋ] adj [only before noun] BrE informal used to show that you are annoyed ▪ Turn that blinking music down! … Dictionary of contemporary English
blinking — adjective (only before noun) BrE spoken used to show that you are annoyed: Whose blinking idea was it to come to this awful place? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
