Lingaku瞬く【またたく】
Frequency rank: 5,193. – 5,199.
- to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
- to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to batまたたく is sometimes used transitively
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
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- 瞬く【またたく】【まばたく】【まだたく】Frequency rank: 5,193. – 5,199.
- またたくFrequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.
- まばたく
- まだたく
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
- to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
This meaning is often used to describe the effect of lights or celestial bodies, such as stars, that shine intermittently.
The stars are twinkling.
This meaning refers to the rapid closing and opening of one's eyes, often done as a reflex or in communication, such as winking.
Generated collocations (experimental)
まばたき瞬きをするto blinkほし星がしばたたく瞬くthe stars twinkleめ目をしばたたかせる瞬かせるto blink one's eyesひかり光がしばたたく瞬くthe light flickersまばたき瞬きがへる減るto blink lessしばたたくあいだに瞬く間にin the blink of an eyeまばたき瞬きもせずにwithout blinkingまばたき瞬きをとめる止めるto stop blinkingまばたきをするto blink (with nuance of bat one's eyes)ほし星がしばたたいている瞬いているthe stars are twinkling
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.