blink
verb (used without object)
to close and reopen the eyes, especially involuntarily.
have been blinking
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present perfect progressiveof blink.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Even the Japanese, who build nearly 50% of the world's new merchant tonnage, have been blinking at such gargantuan orders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Your eyes must have been blinking and you thought you saw figures.
From The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X by Willard F. Baker
