Usually means: Rapid, involuntary blinking of eyelids.
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  1. eyeblink: Merriam-Webster
  2. eyeblink: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. eyeblink: Collins English Dictionary
  4. eyeblink: Wordnik
  5. eyeblink: Wiktionary
  6. eyeblink: Dictionary.com
  7. eyeblink: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (eyeblink)

▸ noun:  An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A moment (a very short period of time).

Similar:
blink, eyewink, twinkling, wink, nictation, blinker, palpebration, nictitation, eyeful, eyebrow flash, more...

Opposite:
stare, gaze, glare, staring

Types:
eyelid, more...

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Similar:
blink, eyewink, twinkling, wink, nictation, blinker, palpebration, nictitation, eyeful, eyebrow flash, more...

Opposite:
stare, gaze, glare, staring

Types:
eyelid, more...



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