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# blink

«blink» in Mova's school dictionary: **to shut and open your eyes very quickly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (blink, blinks, blinked, blinking); noun (a blink, blinks)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To blink is to shut and open your eyes very quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#m1)

2) A light can blink, which means go on and off quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#m2)

3) In the blink of an eye means very, very quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

an event repeated over time: blinks per minute, lights that blink every few seconds; in science: blinking keeps your eyes wet and clean; in everyday life: a blinking cursor, a car's blinking indicator; phrases: «in the blink of an eye», «without blinking» (without showing fear or surprise)

### examples

- People blink about 15 times a minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x1)
- The light blinks every 4 seconds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x2)
- How many times does it blink in 1 minute? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x3)
- Two lights blink at once. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x4)
- She blinked in the bright sunlight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x5)
- Blinking keeps your eyes wet and clean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x6)
- The cursor blinks on the screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x7)
- The magic trick was over in the blink of an eye. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x8)
- He answered without blinking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x9)
- The stars saw her, and blinked at her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/#x10)

### note

A rate in time: times = rate × minutes. Trap: «every 4 seconds» from a first blink at 0 gives one more blink. Blink is quick and with both eyes; a wink is closing one eye on purpose.

### In the corpora

- [A slow blink from a cat is a friendly signal, and if you blink slowly back, many cats blink again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/199-cat-body-language-and-cat-myths-milk-nine-lives-and-landing-on-their-feet/6/)
- [Cats blink slowly at people they trust, and slow blinking back can help a cat relax.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/237-animal-minds-what-dogs-and-cats-feel-and-understand-and-do-cats-really-chase-mice/12/)
- [People blink less when they stare at a screen, so their eyes can feel dry.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/8-posture-and-screens/11/)
- [A slow blink is a sign that a cat trusts you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/23-understanding-cats/12/)
- [People blink less when staring at screens, which can make eyes feel dry and tired.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/420-eyes-backs-and-thumbs/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «blink» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blink/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.