I. verb
to close and open the eyelids quickly
winking involuntarily as the light struck his eyes
Synonyms: bat, blink, nictate, nictitate, twinkle
Related Word: squinch, squinny, squint; flutter
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: instant 1, minute, moment, second, shake, split second, ||tick, trice, twinkle, twinkling
2.
Synonyms: hint 2, dash, intimation, shade, smack, soupçon, suggestion, suspicion, touch, trace