What does blink mean?
Word: Blink
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Blink means to shut your eyes for a moment and open them again very quickly. A light blinks when it flashes.
How do you spell blink?
Syllables: blink
Tricky part: The vowel is a short i, as in pin. Children who stretch the sound write e or ee (blenk, bleenk), but blink has just one i.
Watch out for: blenk, bleenk, bleink
Memory tip: Picture a bright little i, with its dot, flashing on and off in the middle of the word.
Idioms and Phrases
- in the blink of an eye: very quickly Example: "The cat jumped off the wall in the blink of an eye."
Blink in a sentence
Example 1: Try not to blink while I take the photo.
Example 2: At Diwali, the fairy lights on our balcony blink red and green.
Example 3: Sana did not even blink when the balloon popped.
Fun Fact
People blink around 15 to 20 times a minute. Each blink spreads tears over the eye and keeps it from drying out.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
blink
a) glow
b) nod
c) flicker
d) stare
Show answer
c) flicker. Blink and flicker both mean a very quick change that is over in a moment.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) blink
b) sneez
c) yawen
d) wisper
Show answer
a) blink. Whisper has an h after the w, sneeze ends in e and yawn has no e; blink is the one written right.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lnikb
a) blink
b) blikn
c) blnik
d) bilnk
Show answer
a) blink. Bl goes first, and the vowel sits right after it.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
blinck
a) n
b) c
c) k
d) l
Show answer
b) c. Blink ends in nk with no c, like pink.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How is a blink different from a wink?
a) both eyes shut and open together
b) the eyes look quickly to the side
c) both eyes stay shut for a while
d) only one eye shuts and opens
Show answer
a) both eyes shut and open together
2. A traffic light that is blinking:
a) grows slowly dimmer
b) stays on without stopping
c) goes on and off again and again
d) turns from red to green
Show answer
c) goes on and off again and again
