blinking
1blinking — blinking; un·blinking; …
2blinking — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal ▪ used to express annoyance …
3Blinking — 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… …
4blinking — /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 …
5blinking — adj. & adv. Brit. sl. an intensive, esp. expressing disapproval (a blinking idiot; a blinking awful time). Etymology: BLINK + ING(2) (euphem. for BLOODY) …
6blinking — blinkingly, adv. /bling king/, adj., adv. Chiefly Brit. (used as an intensifier): He s a blinking idiot. [1910 15; BLINK + ING2] * * * …
7blinking — 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 …
8blinking — n. the action of closing and opening the eyelids, which wipes the front of the eyeball and helps to spread the tears. Reflex blinking may be caused by suddenly bringing an object near to the eye: the eyelids close involuntarily in order to… …
9blinking — adj. Blinking is used with these nouns: ↑light …
10blinking — blink|ing [ˈblıŋkıŋ] adj [only before noun] BrE informal used to show that you are annoyed ▪ Turn that blinking music down! …
