on the blink (Meaning)
on the blink
glimmer sense 1a, sparkle, to look with half-shut eyes, glimmer, sparkle, to wink quickly, a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye, iceblink, to deny recognition to, a shutting and opening of the eyes, to cause to blink, in or into a disabled or useless condition, glimpse, glance, in an instant, to shine with a light that goes or seems to go on and off, yield, give in, to close and open the eyes involuntarily (as when struggling against drowsiness or when dazzled), to close and open the eyes involuntarily, to look glancingly, to remove (something, such as tears) from the eye by blinking, to shine dimly or intermittently, to remove (as tears) from the eye by blinking, to look with too little concern, to look with surprise or dismay, to close and open (the eye) involuntarily
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on the blink Sentence Examples
- The city lights blinked into existence as darkness enveloped the streets.
- Her laptop screen flickered on the blink, threatening to give out at any moment.
- The old television set kept going on the blink, disrupting the evening's entertainment.
- The blinking light in the hallway signaled an incoming message, but the connection was fading fast.
- The traffic lights blinked erratically, causing confusion and delays in the rush hour traffic.
- The blinking stars twinkled faintly in the night sky, a celestial display that seemed to mock their technological counterparts.
- The blinking indicator light on the dashboard indicated a problem with the car's engine.
- The blinking cursor on the computer screen stared mockingly at the writer, challenging him to produce something brilliant.
- The blinking LED lights on the electronic scoreboard counted down the seconds until the race began.
- The blinking lights of the ambulance illuminated the darkness, a beacon of hope amid the chaos of the accident scene.
FAQs About the word on the blink
glimmer sense 1a, sparkle, to look with half-shut eyes, glimmer, sparkle, to wink quickly, a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye, iceblink, to d
on the fritz, malfunctioning, off,down, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, useless, inoperative,out of commission, nonoperating
operational, running, operating, functioning,working, useful, producing, productive, functional, serving
The city lights blinked into existence as darkness enveloped the streets.
Her laptop screen flickered on the blink, threatening to give out at any moment.
The old television set kept going on the blink, disrupting the evening's entertainment.
The blinking light in the hallway signaled an incoming message, but the connection was fading fast.
