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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries눈을 깜빡이다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nuneul kkamppagida
"그는 밝은 빛에 눈을 깜빡였다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To shut and open the eyes rapidly.
"She blinked rapidly against the bright morning sunlight."
- 1
An act of shutting and opening the eyes, or a very short time.
"The whole incident happened in the blink of an eye."
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blink" is said worldwide
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cligner
Transliteration: kli-nje
Script: cligner des yeux
"Il a cligné des yeux à cause de la lumière."
blinzeln
Transliteration: blintseln
"Sie musste wegen der Sonne blinzeln."
battere le palpebre
Transliteration: battere le palpebre
"Ha sbattuto le palpebre per la forte luce."
parpadear
Transliteration: paɾpaðeˈaɾ
"Tuvo que parpadear para ver con claridad."
piscar
Transliteration: pisˈkaɾ
"Ele piscou os olhos por causa da claridade."
पलक झपकाना
Transliteration: palak jhapkaana
"तेज़ धूप के कारण उसने अपनी पलकें झपकाईं।"
眨眼
Transliteration: zhǎ yǎn
"强光让她忍不住眨了眨眼。"
눈을 깜빡이다
Transliteration: nuneul kkamppagida
"그는 밝은 빛에 눈을 깜빡였다."
まばたきする
Transliteration: mabataki suru
Script: 瞬きする
"彼女はまぶしくてまばたきをした。"
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