What is the meaning of blinking?

noun

• A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.
  • synonyms: blink, eye blink, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation

verb

• Briefly shut the eyes.
  • usage: "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
  • synonyms: blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
• Force to go away by blinking.
  • usage: "blink away tears"
  • synonyms: wink, blink, blink away
• Gleam or glow intermittently.
  • usage: "The lights were flashing"
  • synonyms: flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle

adjective

• Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly.
  • usage: "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
  • synonyms: winking
• Informal intensifiers.
  • usage: "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
  • synonyms: bally, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking