Definition
Closes and opens the eyes quickly (verb), or those quick eye closures (noun); also means to shine intermittently or hesitate.
Etymology
Possibly from Low German 'blenken' or onomatopoeia mimicking the action. Used since Middle English to describe the eye movement and the brief moments of darkness that follow.
Kelly Says
You blink about 15,000 times a day without thinking, and your brain actually deletes those blink moments from your visual memory—so you never notice the constant darkness!
Translations
CACatalà
parpadejar
par-pa-deh-jar
CSČeština
mrknout
mrk-nout
DEDeutsch
blinzelt
blin-tselt
ELΕλληνικά
βλέμμα
bleh-mah
ESEspañol
parpadea
par-päd-eh-ah
FISuomi
välähtää
väh-läh-tä
FRFrançais
clignote
kleen-noh-t
HAHA
gaba gaba
ga-ba ga-ba
HIहिन्दी
झपकना
jhap-ka-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersinar
ber-si-nar
ITItaliano
sbattere le palpebre
sbah-ttay-leh pal-peh-breh
KO한국어
깜빡거리다
kkam-ppang-geo-ri-da
MSBahasa Melayu
kedip
ke-dip
NLNederlands
knipperen
knip-per-en
NONorsk
blunker
bloo-nker
PLPolski
mrugnąć
mru-h-ch-et
PTPortuguês
pisca
pee-skah
RORomână
aparenta
a-pa-ren-ta
RUРусский
мгновение
mgn-o-ve-ni-ye
SVSvenska
blixtar
blix-tar
THไทย
กระพริบตา
gra-plib-tah
TRTürkçe
göz kırpmak
goz kir-pmak
UKУкраїнська
мигнути
mig-noo-ti
VITiếng Việt
nháy mắt
nhay mat