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blinked

SayBLINKT/blɪŋkt/

3 meanings of blinked

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past tense and past participle of blink. Use this form for something that already happened.

    She blinked when the bright light hit her eyes.

    He blinked twice and quickly looked away.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Having eyes that blink too much because of a problem or illness.

    The blinked old horse kept twitching its eyelids in the dusty field.

    Her tired, blinked eyes watered in the cold morning wind.

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  3. 3
    adjectivedialectalAppalachia
    Having a sour, sharp taste, like food that has gone bad.

    The blinked milk made the whole kitchen smell terrible.

    Nobody wanted to drink the blinked beer left out all night.

    Similarsour, soured, off

    Oppositefresh

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blinked is a form of blink

blink, verb: To shut both eyes and open them again very quickly. Full entry

Forms
blinkblinks he/she/itblinking -ing formblinked past tense, past participle
Spelling
blink → blinked: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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