Blink
101blink responses — compound muscle action potentials evoked in the orbicularis oculi muscles by stimulation of the skin innervated by the supraorbital nerve. An early response (the R1 wave) occurs on the same side as the stimulation and a later response (the R2… …
102blink back — phr verb Blink back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑tear …
103blink kissing — /blɪŋk ˈkɪsɪŋ/ (say blingk kising) noun a method of putting a cat at ease by blinking slowly rather than looking at it with a direct gaze, mimicking the behaviour of cats themselves, who stare when being aggressive but blink when not …
104blink of an eye — noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) if I had the chance I d do it in a flash • Syn: ↑flash, ↑heartbeat, ↑instant, ↑jiffy, ↑split second, ↑trice, ↑twinkling, ↑ …
105blink at — Synonyms and related words: abide with, accept, allow for, be big, be blind, be blind to, be caught out, be content with, be easy with, be inattentive, be unwary, bear, bear with, brook, condone, connive at, countenance, discount, disregard,… …
106blink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wink; flash, twinkle; glimmer; disregard, ignore. See vision, neglect. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To wink rapidly] Syn. flicker, bat one s eyes, flutter one s eyelids, nictitate; see wink 1 . 2. [To… …
107blink at — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ignore, condone, disregard, wink at; see approve 1 , neglect 1 , wink at …
108blink — To do something so effortlessly that it seems to be magic or miraculous. (Barbara Eden, I Dream of Jeanie.) B. Hey, where d that ice cream come from? A. I blinked it …
109blink — To do something so effortlessly that it seems to be magic or miraculous. (Barbara Eden, I Dream of Jeanie.) B. Hey, where d that ice cream come from? A. I blinked it …
110blink — sb. ‘to make blinks,’ == deride a person. HD. 307. See blench, sb …
