blinks
/ (blɪŋks) /
(functioning as singular) a small temperate portulacaceous plant, Montia fontana with small white flowers
Origin of blinks
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How to use blinks in a sentence
New York blinks in the face of uncertainty and bans hydraulic fracturing.
CLAIRE: (blinks rapidly) But Francis, we have the Paws and Purrsonality pancake breakfast next week.
Frank Underwood Will Not Tolerate Insubordination in This Olive Garden | Kelly Williams Brown | February 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Boehner blinks,” declared a recent headline in The Washington Post.
One chamber has passed legislation, and the other is waging an ideological showdown in hopes that the other side blinks.
Congress Gets an ‘F’ on Student Loan Crisis | Eliza Shapiro, Ben Jacobs | June 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd it may be who blinks rather than who shuts the government down that matters most.
Why Democrats Should Fear a Government Shutdown | David A. Graham | February 28, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Poor fellow, he twists his mouth, winks and blinks, and does not know what to do with his hands.
Brother Jacques (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume XVII) | Charles Paul de KockOn the other hand, it blinks the question of ἔτη or anni as the parts of a sarus.
Opuscula | Robert Gordon LathamWhen she holds her head crooked like that and blinks her eyes it means that she is wandering and deep in her thoughts.
Royal Highness | Thomas MannA similar loss is experienced by the eye, in daily life, when it blinks.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications | Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotThe cat blinks sleepily in the sunshine and dreams of a future unmarred by suds and a slippery foothold.
Rosemary and Rue | Amber
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