Blink meaning in English
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Definition
to blink: to quickly open and close the eyes; to flash on and off
The light is blinking. It's flashing on and off.
to blink one's eyes to quickly open and close one's eyes
in the blink of an eye extremely quickly
Exercise 1
Polly writes that a crucial symbol isn't "showing up" on her monitor. This means that a crucial symbol isn't Polly's screen.
Polly writes that a crucial symbol isn't "showing up" on her monitor. This means that a crucial symbol isn't appearing on Polly's screen.
appearing on: The phrasal verb to "show up" has several meanings. In this context, it is synonymous with "to appear".
blinking on: The phrasal verb to "show up" doesn't express that something is "blinking".
compatible with: The phrasal verb to "show up" doesn't express that something is or is not compatible.
deleting text on: The phrasal verb to "show up" doesn't express that something is "deleting" or being "deleted". To delete (text using a word processor) is to erase it.
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