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blink, blinking
The quick closing and opening of the eyelids, either voluntarily or as a natural reflex.
彼女は瞬きもせずに画面を見ていた。
She was looking at the screen without blinking.
人間は一日に何千回も瞬きをする。
Humans blink thousands of times a day.
瞬きする間もなく、事故が起こった。
The accident happened in the blink of an eye.
コンタクトレンズをしていると瞬きの回数が減る。
Wearing contact lenses reduces the frequency of blinking.
KANJI: Can also be written as 瞬き. The verb form is 瞬く.
VERB FORMS:
- 瞬きをする (to blink - suru-verb form)
- 瞬く (to blink - standalone verb)
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS:
- 瞬きもしない - without blinking (intense focus/stare)
- 瞬きする間もなく - in the blink of an eye, instantly
- 瞬きひとつしない - not even a single blink (showing no emotion)
RELATED EYE ACTIONS:
- ウインク - wink (intentional, single eye)
- 目をつぶる - to close one's eyes
- 目を見開く - to open one's eyes wide