blinks

British  

/ blɪŋks /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of blinks

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

Example Sentences

"For instance, is there a strategic timing of a person's blinks so they would not miss out on what is being said?"

From Science Daily

No one blinks at Karol G headlining the world’s biggest festivals singing entirely in Spanish, drinking deeply from Latin music history.

From Los Angeles Times

Someone inevitably blinks or a background distraction ruins the shot.

From The Wall Street Journal

The aboatia gives a few slow blinks before offering a monstrous yawn.

From Literature

“And here’s some admiring bits about the admiral: stern of jaw, broad of shoulder, never blinks at danger. Sounds like quite a chap.”

From Literature