Blink

/blɪŋk/ verb

Definition

to shut and open the eyes quickly

Etymology

Middle English blenken 'to deceive, glance'

Kelly Says

Blink and you'll miss it - like your eyelids playing peekaboo super fast!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንኮላል
ankʷola
ARالعربية
رمش
ramš
BNবাংলা
পক্ষ্ম নিমেষ
pokkho nimesh
CACatalà
parpellejar
pər.pə.ʎəˈʒa
CSČeština
mrkat
mrkat
DADansk
blink
ˈblɛŋk
DEDeutsch
blinken
ˈblɪŋkn
ELΕλληνικά
κουνώ
kuˈno
ESEspañol
parpadear
paɾpaˈðeaɾ
FAفارسی
خیره شدن
xire šodan
FISuomi
vilkkaista
ˈvilkaistɑ
FRFrançais
cligner
kliɲe
GUGU
પાપડી મરડવી
pāpaḍī maraḍvī
HAHA
miƙa
miːka
HEעברית
למרוש
leˈmɾoʃ
HIहिन्दी
पलक झपकना
palak jhapakna
HUMagyar
rebben
ˈrɛbbɛn
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkedip
bərˈkɛdɪp
IGIG
ịkpọ
ịkpɔ
ITItaliano
ammiccare
amˈmikkaɾe
JA日本語
瞬き
mabataki
KKKK
жымыңдату
ʒɯmɯŋˈdatu
KMKM
រោមចិញ្ចើ
roam chenchie
KO한국어
깜빡이다
kkamppak-ida
MRMR
पापण्या मारणे
pāpaṇyā māraṇē
MSBahasa Melayu
kedip
kəˈdip
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်စိပြေး
myeit se pyay
NLNederlands
knipperen
ˈknɪpərən
NONorsk
blink
ˈblɪŋk
PAPA
ਅੱਖ ਝਮਕਣਾ
akkh jhamakaṇā
PLPolski
mrugać
ˈmrugaɕt͡ɕ
PTPortuguês
piscar
pisˈkaɾ
RORomână
a clipi
a kliˈpi
RUРусский
моргать
mɐrˈɡatʲ
SVSvenska
blinka
ˈblɪŋka
SWKiswahili
kugeuza macho
kuˈɡɛuza maˈt͡ʃo
TAதமிழ்
படபட
paṭapaṭa
TEతెలుగు
రెప్పపాటు
reppapāṭu
THไทย
กระพริบตา
kràphìp tā
TLTL
kislot
kisˈlot
TRTürkçe
göz kırpmak
ɡœz kɯɾpmak
UKУкраїнська
моргати
mɔrˈɡɑtɪ
URاردو
جھپکنا
jhapakna
VITiếng Việt
chớp mắt
t͡ʃɔp măt
YOYO
fẹ̀ẹ́
fɛ̀ɛ́
ZH中文
眨眼
zhǎ yǎn
ZUZU
gijima
ɡiˈd͡ʒima

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