blink
verb (used without object)
to close and reopen the eyes, especially involuntarily.
was blinking
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past progressiveof blink.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Then-CIA Director George Tenet later testified that “the system was blinking red” by that summer.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2021
So you have this incredibly tense standoff between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and McConnell, and neither was blinking.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2021
All he knew was his phone was ringing and that Mike Trout’s name was blinking up at him from the screen, requesting to be connected on a FaceTime video call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2019
"It was blinking in the daylight as it had obviously been in the dark for three weeks," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2018
She was blinking them back when a clip of Claudia James, the lady who taped the whole thing, came back on the screen.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
