n.
Function: noun
Date: 1578
1 chiefly Scottish : GLIMPSE , GLANCE
2 : GLIMMER , SPARKLE
3 : a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye
4 : ICEBLINK
– in the blink of an eye : in an instant
– on the blink : in or into a disabled or useless condition <the TV is on the blink >