blinks

/ blɪŋks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a small temperate portulacaceous plant, Montia fontana with small white flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of blinks¹

C19: from _blink , because the flowers do not fully open and thus seem to blink at the light

Example Sentences

Omar Fateh steadied himself before the camera and flashed a smile between heavy blinks, the weight of a nearly sleepless night tugging at his eyelids.

From Salon

Away from the cameras he is loose and cheerful, but once the red light blinks, the mood changes.

From BBC

We look at each other, waiting to see who blinks first.

From Los Angeles Times

At one point, Blackpink even shouted out all the “baby blinks” in the audience — many of whom were not even born when the group debuted in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times

So now it is perhaps a question of which side blinks first.

From BBC