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blinking

adjective noun

Informal intensifiers

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
B
Ends with
G
Contains
LI
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Informal intensifiers

    “What a bally (or blinking) nuisance”

adjective

  1. Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

    “He stood blinking in the bright sunlight”

noun

  1. A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

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Example Sentences

What a bally (or blinking) nuisance
A bloody fool
A crashing bore
You flaming idiot
He stood blinking in the bright sunlight

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