BLINKING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

blinking

verb

present participle of blink

as in twinkling

to shine with light at regular intervals she loves to sit in the dark and watch the lights on the Christmas tree blink in ever-changing patterns

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as in squinting

to rapidly open and close one's eyes I blinked for a few seconds after the camera flashed

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as in succumbing

to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) for two days the nations stood on the brink of war, until one finally blinked

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as in staring

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise stood blinking at the ridiculous scene before him in utter disbelief

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Recent Examples of blinking Songs were deconstructed and reconstructed each night as the pair hunched over their blinking arrays. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026 The car’s hazard-warning lights were blinking the whole time. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 Soon, dozens of virtual attackers were blinking in and out of existence. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 Nearby, several crocodiles sat without blinking in individual cages filled with greenish water. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 Nothing beats the thrill of chasing the blinking bugs in grandma’s backyard in the dark, zooming around with Mason jars in hand. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026 But while Momsen was opening a concert, AC/DC was presiding over something that felt like a reunion, judging by the sea of black T-shirts, blinking red devil horns and giant cups of beer. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 Everyone—blue-collar moms, college students, CEOs—suffers from the distractions of carrying around the pinging, blinking pocket-size casinos that our phones have become. — Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 There’s a hundred blinking eyes, proving cities are for lonely deer in headlights. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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Verb

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this twinkling image of NGC 6723, or the Chandelier Cluster, a globular star cluster located 27,000 light-years away in our Milky Way galaxy.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Be sure to plan at least one evening on-property to catch the sunset, when the mountains are painted in shades of pink and purple before giving way to a sky filled with twinkling stars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

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Suspicions that the festival was succumbing to fascist influences actually led to the establishment of the Cannes Film Festival as an alternative after the 1938 edition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The Liberty’s deficit stayed in double figures while succumbing to the pressure of Golden State’s small lineups.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of succumbing

Verb

Finkelstein is also part of another program that will attempt to re-create Hubble and JWST’s famous deep-field images, which revealed millions of previously unseen galaxies by staring at seemingly empty patches of sky.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
When producer Robert Stigwood initially approached him about staring in the Sgt.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of staring

Verb

The Panthers scored all 26 points in the first half, flashing offensive explosiveness.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Today, consumers are struggling with growing inflation and slowing entry-level hiring, and Jenner is turning from flashing her private jets and multiple mansions to highlighting the flash of rhinestones placed on her everyday goods.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of flashing

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This can complicate the pre-approval and formal approval process for buyers without access to technology or who aren’t comfortable submitting sensitive documents online.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
The following month, Marcus and Bakhitar made another strategic decision based on their network's advice, submitting applications to sell pickles at Erewhon and Whole Foods despite barely having any history as a business.

— Megan Sauer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of submitting

Verb

For example, some sculptures establish sight lines while gazing toward other sculptures—a bronze representation of the messenger god Mercury in the Carter Collection room stares beyond its space to the Bateman Mercury, ca.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
In photos shared by The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust on Instagram, Parton is seen gazing down at Emma as a newborn while holding her in the hospital, as her parents happily watch on.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of gazing

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