blinking

Definition of blinking in English English dictionary: Present participle of blink; That or who blinks or blink
a blinking light.; Bloody (in the coarse slang sense); (blēŋ′kēŋ) adj Having a high intensity background color, which causes it to appear with a low intensity background color and a flashing foreground color when viewed in full-screen mode -v Regularly alternating from visible to invisible or from one color to another; In astronomical image processing, a method for comparing two similar but different images wherein a display is switched between the two images in rapid succession Spatial differences appear to move back and forth, while intensity differences pulsate When the switching rate, duty cycle and transfer functions of the displays are controllable by the user, blinking is a powerful tool for assessing subtle but systematic differences between images, e g those due to moving or variable objects in crowded fields, or to subtle artifacts in image formation; using an offline reader to access on online system; A media planning tactic that schedules activity on a week, off a week, for a specified period of time; used to show that you are annoyed; Acknowledgment of the location of game then turning away, avoiding contact, continuing in the quartering pattern; off-and-on; "the blinking signal light"; closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"; closing and opening the eye involuntarily, normally about once every six seconds to replenish the tear film on the surface of the cornia; {s} used as intensifier; alternating from on to off (i.e. of a light); (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"; closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight; a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly; A scheduling technique in which the advertiser floods the airwaves for one day on both cable and network channels to make it virtually impossible to miss the ads (Ch 8)
blink: The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes
blink: To flash headlights on a car
An urban legend claims that gang members will attack anyone who blinks them.
blink: To flash on and off at regular intervals
The blinking text on the screen was distracting.
blink: A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis
I can think of no good reason to use blink because blinking text and images are annoying, they mark the creator as an amateur, and they have poor browser support.
blink: To close and reopen both eyes quickly
The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.
blink: {v} to wink, shut, close, see darkly
blink: To send a signal with a lighting device
blink: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
blink: To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question
blink: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink
blink: A brief fluctuation in power Blinks are a sign that MCEC's electric distribution system is working properly as it identifies problems and momentarily interrupts power to avoid longer outages BACK TO TOP
blink: This is a physical style element that makes contained text within blink on and off on the screen
blink: To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes
blink: Gleam; glimmer; sparkle
blink: (2) A coastal ice cliff
blink: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
blink: force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
blink: with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp
blink: If a machine goes on the blink, it stops working properly. an old TV that's on the blink
blink: The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again
blink: The time needed to close and reopen ones eyes
blink: This causes the enclosed text to flash or blink slowly It is Netscape-specific, and annoying Don't use it
blink: To trick; to deceive
blink: To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye
blink: To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response
blink: {i} wink, flicker
blink: To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc
blink: Dog goes to the bird or dummy, ignores it and leaves area
blink: Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them
blink: A quick closing and reopening of both eyes
blink: when a cat looks at you and slowly opens and closes his eyes The cat just blinked me
blink: When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again. Kathryn blinked and forced a smile She was blinking her eyes rapidly He blinked at her. Blink is also a noun. He kept giving quick blinks
blink: The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink
blink: To shine, esp
blink: {f} wink the eye, close and reopen the eye; flicker
blink: A glimpse or glance
blink: When a light blinks, it flashes on and off. Green and yellow lights blinked on the surface of the harbour A warning light blinked on
blink: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly