Definition of EYEBLINK

eyeblink

Plural: eyeblinks

Noun

  • An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
  • A moment (a very short period of time).

Origin / Etymology

From eye + blink. Cognate with Afrikaans oomblik, Dutch ogenblik, German Augenblick, German Low German Ogenblick.

Synonyms

New York minute, New York second, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, instant, jiff, jiffy, jot, minute, mo, moment, no time, sec, second, span, split-second, spurt, stound, tick, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, while

Scrabble Score: 17

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

Words With Friends Score: 0

eyeblink: not valid in Words With Friends