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Definition of Blink away
1. Verb. Force to go away by blinking. "Blink away tears"
Generic synonyms: Conquer, Curb, Inhibit, Stamp Down, Subdue, Suppress
Derivative terms: Blink, Wink
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blink Away
Literary usage of Blink away
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beside the Bowery by John Hopkins Denison (1914)
"His eyes twitched, as he tried to blink away the tears. It was a topsy-turvy
world, and a queer God to treat a man like this when all he wanted was to live ..."
2. Minor Poets of the Caroline Period by George Saintsbury (1905)
"IX How blazing tapers waste Life's blink away In socket of their mould'ring clay !
How powder'd curls do sin-polluted dust bewray ! ..."
3. French Life in Town and Country by Hannah Lynch (1901)
"It is impossible to blink away all the perils and grievances and wrong-doing in
which the final triumph Of militarism could involve France ; and still less ..."
4. Music of the Wild: With Reproductions of the Performers, Their Instruments by Gene Stratton-Porter (1910)
"Hulk, sulk, and blink away, you old bloat-eyed rowdy ! Hain't you got a word to
say? Won't you tell me howdy?" Why should a hop-toad have a voice, ..."
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