🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

눈을 깜빡이다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nuneul kkamppagida

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Blink/blɪŋk/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 밝은 빛에 눈을 깜빡였다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To shut and open the eyes rapidly.

    "She blinked rapidly against the bright morning sunlight."
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of shutting and opening the eyes, or a very short time.

    "The whole incident happened in the blink of an eye."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English verbs like 'blenken' (meaning to shine, gleam, or flinch) and Old English 'blencan' (to deceive). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a quick flash of light or glancing movement to the rapid shutting and opening of the eyelids.

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