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
In two of the pairs, the study reported, one twin showed distinctive patterns of brain activity while the sibling was blinking in the other room.
From New York Times ● May 25, 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
Grover was blinking back tears, despite all the horrible things Leneus had said about him.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
