blink quickly

Frequency: 6.53.1 per million words

to blink very fast, often due to surprise or agitation

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Examples (10)

  • She blinked quickly when the bright lights suddenly came on.
  • The witness began to blink quickly under the prosecutor's intense questioning.
  • He just stood there, blinking quickly as if trying to process the shocking news.
  • I had to blink quickly several times to get the speck of dust out of my eye.
  • Whenever he's nervous, he has a habit of blinking quickly.
  • The character in the video game was instructed to blink quickly to activate a special power.
  • If you stare at the sun, you will instinctively blink quickly and turn away.
  • The small child blinked quickly in confusion when the magician made the coin disappear.
  • After emerging from the dark tunnel, his eyes had to blink quickly to adjust to the daylight.
  • The startled owl blinked quickly when the flashlight beam hit its face.