blinkle
/ˈblɪŋkl̩/
blinkle verb: to blink repeatedly.
Verb
blinkle (third-person singular simple present blinkles, present participle blinkling, simple past and past participle blinkled)
- To blink repeatedly
- Hot, and precipitate, and zealous, as has been the assiduity, with which the public eye is blinkled by this glittering putrescence of rotten policy, and the public ear is deaffened by a vapid and senseless jargon of political bombast, …1791, Presbyterio-Catholicon
- His eyes perpetually blinkling after the fashion of near-sighted people, and an in convenient deafness, which furnished a good pretext to call for a repetition when he did not choose to hear, and a stammering which admitted of reflection when it was necessary, [...]1871, Jean Charles Du Boys, The Countess of Monte-Cristo
Examples of blinkle in a sentence
- There came a twinkle into his red eyes, and even his nose blinkled and twinkled, [...]1915, Howard Roger Garis, Uncle Wiggily Longears:
- They didn't wheeze from internal motion nor blinkle from synapses throbbing on impulse power.2007, Charlee Jacob, The Indigo People: A Vampire Collection:
- Because when her eyes twinkle and blinkle with excitement, her wrinkles crinkle up into a smile.2008, Lori Z. Scott, Meghan Rose All Dressed Up:
Forms of blinkle
| third-person singular present | blinkles |
|---|---|
| present participle | blinkling |
| past participle | blinkled |
| past | blinkled |
Origin of blinkle
From blink + -le (frequentative suffix).
Words that rhyme with blinkle
Questions about blinkle
- What does blinkle mean?
- Blinkle means to blink repeatedly.
- How do you use blinkle in a sentence?
- There came a twinkle into his red eyes, and even his nose blinkled and twinkled, [...]
- What part of speech is blinkle?
- Blinkle is a verb.
- How do you pronounce blinkle?
- Blinkle is pronounced /ˈblɪŋkl̩/.
- What is the past tense of blinkle?
- The past tense of blinkle is blinkled.
Words near blinkle in the dictionary
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