blinzeln

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, weak) to squint
  2. (intransitive, weak) to blink

Concepts

Synonyms

mit dem Auge zwinkern

einen Augenwink machen

die Augen zusammenkneifen

die Augen schließen

unfreiwillig blinzeln

Frequency

C2
Dialects

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

zwìzarla

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈblɪnt͡sl̩n/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German blinzeln. Related to blinken (“to gleam, to twinkle”). Cognate with Luxembourgish blënzelen.

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