Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for blinking. Search instead for flunking.
Synonyms

blinking

American  
[bling-king] / ˈblɪŋ kɪŋ /

adjective

Chiefly British.

  1. (used as an intensifier).

    He's a blinking idiot.
blinking British  
/ ˈblɪŋkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. informal (intensifier)

    a blinking fool

    a blinking good film
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • blinkingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of blinking

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The receipt trembles in my hand, and I blink, but I know that no amount of blinking will make it right.

From Literature

The “personal computers” of the day were hobbyists’ kits, contraptions that arrived in pieces, with output displays that were limited to blinking red lights.

From Los Angeles Times

I stared at her wide, blinking eyes; the girl was in mortal fear of something or someone.

From Literature

Her eyes were moist, and she was blinking rapidly.

From Literature

We shuffled outside with the rest of the crowd, blinking as our eyes adjusted to the searing afternoon sun.

From Literature

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.