Main Entry: ¹blink

Pronunciation: \ˈbliŋk\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, to open one's eyes

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 a obsolete : to look glancingly : peep b : to look with half-shut eyes c : to close and open the eyes involuntarily
2 : to shine dimly or intermittently
3 a : to look with too little concern b : to look with surprise or dismay
4 : yield, give in <each side waiting for the other to blink>transitive verb 1 a : to cause to blink b : to remove (as tears) from the eye by blinking
2 : to deny recognition to