# blinked

Pronunciation: say "BLINKT" /blɪŋkt/

## Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of blink. — simple past and past participle of blink
   - Simple: Simple past tense and past participle of blink. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The cursor blinked steadily on the empty screen._
   - _Startled by the flash, she had blinked at the worst possible moment._

## Adjective

2. Suffering from a condition that causes frequent or involuntary blinking of the eyes.
   - Simple: Having eyes that blink too much because of a problem or illness.
   - _The blinked mare sold cheaply because of her constant eye trouble._
   - _Years of dust and glare left the old miner blinked and squinting._
3. Sour in flavor; sharp and acidic, as something that has turned. *(dialectal, Appalachia)*
   - Simple: Having a sour, sharp taste, like food that has gone bad.
   - _The innkeeper apologized for the blinked ale and poured a fresh round._
   - _By midsummer the cellar's last barrel had gone blinked and undrinkable._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/blinked (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).