blink

«blink» in Mova's school dictionary: to shut and open your eyes very quickly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (blink, blinks, blinked, blinking); noun (a blink, blinks)

meaning for a pupil

1) To blink is to shut and open your eyes very quickly. tree →

2) A light can blink, which means go on and off quickly. tree →

3) In the blink of an eye means very, very quickly. tree →

sense in the lessons

an event repeated over time: blinks per minute, lights that blink every few seconds; in science: blinking keeps your eyes wet and clean; in everyday life: a blinking cursor, a car's blinking indicator; phrases: «in the blink of an eye», «without blinking» (without showing fear or surprise)

examples

• People blink about 15 times a minute. tree →
• The light blinks every 4 seconds. tree →
• How many times does it blink in 1 minute? tree →
• Two lights blink at once. tree →
• She blinked in the bright sunlight. tree →
• Blinking keeps your eyes wet and clean. tree →
• The cursor blinks on the screen. tree →
• The magic trick was over in the blink of an eye. tree →
• He answered without blinking. tree →
• The stars saw her, and blinked at her. tree →

note

A rate in time: times = rate × minutes. Trap: «every 4 seconds» from a first blink at 0 gives one more blink. Blink is quick and with both eyes; a wink is closing one eye on purpose.

In the corpora

• A slow blink from a cat is a friendly signal, and if you blink slowly back, many cats blink again.
• Cats blink slowly at people they trust, and slow blinking back can help a cat relax.
• People blink less when they stare at a screen, so their eyes can feel dry.
• A slow blink is a sign that a cat trusts you.
• People blink less when staring at screens, which can make eyes feel dry and tired.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blink» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.