What does eyewink mean?
Eyewink means (poetic) An instant, a short moment..
Eyewink
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(poetic) An instant, a short moment..
Definitions by Sense
- (poetic) An instant, a short moment.
- The winking of an eye.
Example Sentences
As to age, Bead could not form any clear impression; he might have been twenty, or forty. All of this visual perception occurred in an eyewink of time […]
It vanished out of sight with exceeding speed; Rapid it was; A burst of brilliance which lasted less than an eyewink.
Dogs were conditioned to give an eyewink to light by pairing a light and a puff of air to the cornea.
Simply by observing the antecedents to the movement, we can tell, for example, whether an eyewink has occurred voluntarily […]
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- eyewinks
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As to age, Bead could not form any clear impression; he might have been twenty, or forty. All of this visual perception occurred in an eyewink of time […]
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