Definition of BLIN

blin

Plural: blini, blinis, blins, bliny

Verb

  • To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.

Noun

  • A thin, savory Russian pancake.
  • Cessation; end.
  • A blintz or blini.

Examples

  • He hoped for a juicy BLIN play, but only had letters for "BIN" in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English blinnen, from Old English blinnan (“to stop, cease”), from Proto-Germanic *bilinnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *leya- (“to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip”); equivalent to be- + lin. Cognate with Old High German bilinnan (“to yield, stop, forlet, give away”), Old Norse linna (Swedish dialectal linna, “to pause, rest”). See also lin.

Synonyms

desist, stop

Scrabble Score: 6

blin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
blin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

blin: valid Words With Friends Word