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Blinking vs Slinking - What's the difference?

blinking | slinking |

As verbs the difference between blinking and slinking

is that blinking is while slinking is .

As nouns the difference between blinking and slinking

is that blinking is the act of something that blinks while slinking is the act of one who slinks.

As an adjective blinking

is that or who blinks or blink.

blinking

English

Adjective

(-)
  • That or who blinks or blink.
    • a blinking light
  • (UK, euphemism, slang) bloody
    • The blinking telly isn't working again.

    Synonyms

    * (that or who blink or blinks ): winking * (British slang ): blasted, blimming, blooming

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that blinks.
    • the steady blinkings of lights on the console

    slinking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who slinks.
  • * (Mark Twain)
    • at midnight, after wanderings that were but slinkings away from cheerfulness and light, I slunk to my bed.

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