瞬く

めたたく · also めばたく、しばたたく、しばたく、しばだたく、またたく、まばたく、まだたく

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

common word Also written 目叩く、屡叩く、屢叩く

Meaning

v4kvi archaic
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
v5kvt
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
v5kvi
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
v5kvi
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

Example sentences

瞬くうちにテニスボール大の団子が消え去った。

In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.
星が空に瞬いていた。

The stars were twinkling in the sky.
漁火が島影に瞬く。

A fishing light wavers under the lee of an island.