Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blinking

/blˈɪŋkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: blink-ing
IPA: /blˈɪŋkɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That blinks.

adj

British usage; Slang

verb

present participle and gerund of blink

noun

The act of something that blinks.

Example Sentences

"a blinking light"
"The blinking telly isn't working again."
"It's right here in the blinkin' papers! Pictures and all!"
"the steady blinkings of lights on the console"

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

blinkings (plural)

Derived Forms

blinkingly nonblinking photoblinking unblinking

Synonyms

winking blasted blimming blooming bally bloody crashing flaming fucking

Rhymes With

thinking drinking linking sinking shrinking rethinking stinking winking unthinking plinking syncing

Questions

How do you pronounce blinking?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈɪŋkɪŋ/.
What does blinking mean?: That blinks.

How to pronounce blinking

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