blinking
adjective
[ ˈblɪŋkɪŋ ]
• used to express annoyance.
• "computers can be a blinking nuisance to operators"
blink
verb
• shut and open the eyes quickly.
• "I blinked in astonishment"
• (of a light) flash on and off in a regular or intermittent way.
• "the car's right-hand indicator was blinking"
Similar:
flash,
flicker,
twinkle,
waver,
wink,
scintillate,
glint,
glimmer,
glitter,
shine (intermittently),
Origin:
Middle English: from blenk, Scots variant of blench, reinforced by Middle Dutch blinken ‘to shine’. Early senses included ‘deceive’, ‘flinch’ (compare with blench), and also ‘open the eyes after sleep’: hence blink (sense 1 of the verb) (mid 16th century).
on the blink
• (of a machine) not working properly; out of order.
• "the computer's on the blink"
