Definition
Closed and opened your eyes quickly; or failed to notice something obvious.
Etymology
From Old English 'blincan' meaning 'to shine' or 'to move quickly.' The connection to eyelids comes from the quick, shining movement of eyelids. The figurative sense developed later.
Kelly Says
You blink about 15,000 times daily, but your brain edits these moments out so you see continuous vision—it's like your brain is constantly deleting video frames to give you smooth video!
Translations
CACatalà
parpellejar
par-pel-leh-jar
DEDeutsch
wimperte
vee-mer-teh
ELΕλληνικά
βλέμμα
bleh-mah
ESEspañol
parpadeó
par-pa-deh-oh
FISuomi
väpähteli
vep-a-hte-li
FRFrançais
clignoté
kleen-oh-teh
HIहिन्दी
पलक झपकाया
palak jhap-ka-ya
HUMagyar
pillant
pee-lan-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
kedip
ke-dip
ITItaliano
palpebra
pal-peh-bra
KO한국어
눈을 깜빡였다
nun-eul kam-bak-i-tta
MSBahasa Melayu
kedip
ke-dip
NLNederlands
knipperde
knip-per-deh
NONorsk
blunking
blunking
PLPolski
mrugnął
mru-gna-ul
PTPortuguês
piscou
pee-sko-oo
SVSvenska
blinkade
blink-ah-deh
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
THไทย
กระพริบตา
gra-plib-tah
TLTL
pag-iingay
pa-gee-ngay
TRTürkçe
göz kırptı
goz-kirp-ti
UKУкраїнська
мгнув
mgnu-v
VITiếng Việt
nháy mắt
nhay mat
ZUZU
ukus' ukus'
oo-kus oo-kus