- present participle of blink.
blinking
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At the end, a line of people stood blinking at the world, amazed at the clarity and detail many had forgotten or, for some, had never known.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
She finally made it to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage in 2019 - 14 years later than planned - blinking back the tears with a decades-spanning greatest hits set that became the festival's most-watched performance ever.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Installations, complete with blinking lights, video and music, now occupy former intake, surgery and recovery floors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
But instead of fighting, both sides have doubled down on dueling blockades that are hard to undo without one side blinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
I walked around Celia and inside, blinking in the dim light and nodding at Granda.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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