blinking
Example Sentences
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The receipt trembles in my hand, and I blink, but I know that no amount of blinking will make it right.
From Literature
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The “personal computers” of the day were hobbyists’ kits, contraptions that arrived in pieces, with output displays that were limited to blinking red lights.
From Los Angeles Times
I stared at her wide, blinking eyes; the girl was in mortal fear of something or someone.
From Literature
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Her eyes were moist, and she was blinking rapidly.
From Literature
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We shuffled outside with the rest of the crowd, blinking as our eyes adjusted to the searing afternoon sun.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.