eyeblink

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eyeblink

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From eye + blink. Cognate with Afrikaans oomblik, Dutch ogenblik, German Augenblick, German Low German Ogenblick.

noun eyeblinks

  1. An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
  2. idiomatic A moment (a very short period of time).

    Similar: bat of an eye, blink of an eye, bit, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, instant, jiff, jiffy, jot

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noun act of blinking one's eyelids one time

한국어눈깜박임 nunkkambagim
Portuguêspiscada, piscadela
Françaisclignement
Deutsch(schneller) Blick der Augen, Wimpernschlag, Lidschlag, Augenschlag, Blinzeln, Augenblick
Italianobattito di ciglia
Românăclipire, clipit
Русскийморга́ние morgánije, мига́ние migánije
العربيةرَمْشَة ramša

noun moment (a very short period of time)

한국어한순간 hansun'gan
日本語瞬目 shunmoku, shunboku, mabataki, あっという間 a-tto iu ma
中文眨眼 zhǎyǎn, 瞬間 /瞬间 shùnjiān
हिन्दीपलक palak
Portuguêspiscar de olhos
Françaisclin d'œil
DeutschAugenblick, Wimpernschlag, Augenschlag
Românăclipă, clipită
Русскиймгнове́ние о́ка mgnovénije óka, мгнове́ние mgnovénije

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@misc{eyeblink_2026,
  title = {eyeblink},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eyeblink},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}