- (v.i.) To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.
- (n.) A brief flash or gleam, especially when rapidly repeated.
- (n.) The time of a wink; a twinkling.
- (v.i.) To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate.
- (n.) A closing or opening or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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