Blink

Verb

 * 1) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
 * 2) To flash headlights on a car.
 * 3) To send a signal with a lighting device.
 * 4) To flash on and off at regular intervals.
 * 5)  To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.

Noun

 * 1) The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
 * 2)  The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
 * 3)  A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.

Adverbs for Blink
solemnly; approvingly; sleepily; drowsily; somnolently; shrewdly; sagaciously; dazedly; incessantly; intermittently.

Related terms
blinkard; blinker; blinkie; blink of an eye; on the blink; wink;

Thesaurus
albedo, avoid, bat, bat the eyes, blench, blink at, blinking, broken, carefully ignore, cast, cold-shoulder, coruscate, coruscation, cringe, cut a corner, cut corners, disregard, dodge, draw back, duck, evade, fade, fall back, firefly, flash, flicker, flinch, fudge, funk, glance, gleam, glimmer, glimmering, glimpse, glisk, glisten, glister, glitter, glittering, glowworm, half an eye, hang back, ice sky, iceblink, ignore, in disrepair, incident light, jib, move, nictitate, on the blink, on the fritz, out of order, out of whack, overlook, pass over, pass over lightly, peek, peep, pull back, quail, quick sight, rapid glance, recoil, reel back, reflectance, reflection, retreat, scamp, scintilla, scintillate, scintillation, sheer off, shimmer, shimmering, shrink, shrink back, shy, sidestep, skim, skim over, skim the surface, skimp, skip over, slant, slight, slubber over, slur, slur over, snowblink, spangle, spark, sparkle, squiz, start, start aside, start back, stroboscopic light, swerve, tinsel, touch upon, touch upon lightly, turn aside, twinkle, twinkling, water sky, waterblink, weasel, weasel out, wince, wink, wink at

Etymology
From blinken:. Related to blank:.