English Explanatory Dictionary

eyeblink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

eyeblink eyeblinks

Etymology

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

Synonyms

bat of an eye blink of an eye bit crack eyeblink flash glimpse half a mo instant jiff jiffy jot minute mo moment New York minute New York second no time sec second span split-second spurt stound tick trice twink twinkle twinkling while
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