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blinking

adjective, adverb
🔊/ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
🔊/ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
(British English, old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. a mild swear word that some people use when they are annoyed, to avoid saying ‘bloody’（委婉语，与 bloody 同义）讨厌，可恶
    • Shut the blinking door!关上那扇该死的门！🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlinking is used with these nouns:
    • light
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from blink + -ing; used as a euphemism for bloody1.