BLINK, BLINKING
ADJECTIVES
1581 ► WAPPER blinking, unsteady; said of the eyes → obs.
1604 ► WAPPER-EYED blinking, blear-eyed, squinting; having restless eyes → Eng. dial.
1740 ► TWINKLING winking, blinking → obs.
NOUNS
1548 ► TWINKLE a blink; a wink → obs.
VERBS
1300 ► TWINKLE to blink, to wink; to close and open the eye(s) quickly → obs.
1400 ► TWINK to blink; to wink → obs.
1575 ► WAPPER to blink the eyes → obs.
1804 ► BLINTER to blink; to look at with weak eyes → Sc.
1824 ► SNAP to blink the eye → Amer. dial.
1965 ► BAT ONE’S EYES LIKE A FROG N A HAILSTORM to blink often → Amer. dial.
1965 ► BAT ONE’S EYES LIKE A TOAD N A HAILSTORM to blink often → Amer. dial.
1968 ► SNATCH to blink the eye → Amer. dial.
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