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blink-and-you'll-miss-it

blink-and-you'll-miss-it is the alternative form of blink-and-you-miss-it.

Meaning of blink-and-you-miss-it

Adjective

blink-and-you-miss-it (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Brief, fleeting, or subtle; so quick or small that it is easy to overlook if one is not paying close attention.
    • The famous actor's blink-and-you-miss-it appearance in the short film is little known.

Questions about blink-and-you'll-miss-it

What is blink-and-you'll-miss-it the alternative form of?
Blink-and-you'll-miss-it is the alternative form of blink-and-you-miss-it.

Words near blink-and-you'll-miss-it in the dictionary

  1. blink
  2. blink comparator
  3. blink first
  4. blink microscope
  5. blink of an eye
  6. blink-and-you'll-miss-it
  7. blink-and-you-miss-it
  8. blink-eyed
  9. blinkah
  10. blinkahs
  11. blinkard

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