- present participle of blink.
blinking
Example Sentences
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Over the next little while we see eight numbats, including two pairs of babies, blinking at us in the dusky light.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Installations, complete with blinking lights, video and music, now occupy former intake, surgery and recovery floors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
A dozen members of the French navy scour screens for blinking lights indicating movement thousands of kilometres away near the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Before one of Orion’s in-space maneuvers, crew members reported a problem with the toilet, indicated by a blinking fault light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
The receipt trembles in my hand, and I blink, but I know that no amount of blinking will make it right.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
