blink

Verb

Plain form blink

Third-person singular blinks

Past tense blinked

Past participle blinked

Present participle blinking

A blinking clock.

1. If you blink, you close your eyes for a very short time.

   The sun shone in her eyes and she blinked a few times.

   She turned her back and blinked away her tears.

2. If something is blinking, it is turning on and off quickly.

   A light was blinking on his phone.