blink

noun

a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

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verb

to briefly shut the eyes
“The TV announcer never seems to blink.”
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to force to go away by blinking
“At the end of the play, I had to blink away tears.”
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to gleam or glow intermittently
“The light on the computer blinks when it is in sleep mode.”
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