blinking

American  

[bling-king] / ˈblɪŋ kɪŋ /

adjective

Chiefly British.

1. (used as an intensifier).

   He's a blinking idiot.

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blinking British  

/ ˈblɪŋkɪŋ /

adjective

1. informal (intensifier)

   a blinking fool

   a blinking good film

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Other Word Forms

• blinkingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of blinking

First recorded in 1910–15; blink + -ing ²

Example Sentences

"But one of you could go, and one could stay," suggested Allun lazily, chewing a blade of grass and blinking up at the sky.

From Literature

It was like staring into a field of fireflies, twinkling and blinking and vanishing and reappearing.

From Literature

She sat there beside me, both of us looking out, blinking every once in a while, and I let what she said to me settle into my heart.

From Literature

Hope flared through his daze, and he opened his eyes, blinking through the gloom.

From Literature

Pua is blinking back tears and her lower lip is trembling.

From Literature

Related Words

• glimmer
• glint
• glitter
• luster
• sheen