blinking
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blinking — blinking; un·blinking; … English syllables
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 — 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
