blinking

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adjective

That blinks.

“a blinking light”

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveblinking (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat blinks.

    a blinking light

    Synonyms: winking

  2. UKeuphemisticnot comparableslangbloody

    The blinking telly isn't working again.

    1 more example

    It's right here in the blinkin' papers! Pictures and all!

    1961, 101 Dalmatians

    Synonyms: blasted

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of blink
nounblinking (plural blinkings)

plural blinkings

  1. The act of something that blinks.

    the steady blinkings of lights on the console

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat blinks.

Similar

adjectivebloody

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveclosing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

adjectiveinformal intensifiers

nouna reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Latin paetus
  • paetusTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

blinking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blinking

MLA

“blinking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blinking. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blinking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blinking.

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