- present participle of blink.
blinking
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Her daughter had asked her to move closer and “without blinking an eye, I said yes. It was a no-brainer. It was logical. It was the best decision ever,” Minken said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
For me, among so many other things, I enjoy without measure watching great reporters crack their knuckles and create a saga where once stood a blinking cursor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
He can only communicate through blinking, but Stephen believes he understands everything going on around him.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The other day, I found myself looking at a blinking cursor in a blank address bar in a new tab of my web browser.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
And a rock in the middle of the stream, unrolling itself into a forest troll, its heavy eyes blinking ever so slowly.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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