blinking

rapid closing and opening of the eyelid
Thing reflex Q1044679
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blinking

Summary

blinking is a reflex[1]. blinking draws 98 Wikipedia views per month (reflex category, ranking #7 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • blinking's instance of is recorded as reflex[3].
  • blinking is a type of motion[4].
  • blinking is a type of facial expression[5].
  • blinking's Commons category is recorded as Blinking[6].
  • blinking's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • blinking's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[8].
  • blinking's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q723733', 'amount': '+200'}[9].
  • blinking's class of object is recorded as eyelid[10].

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Definition and Type

blinking's instance of is recorded as reflex[3]. Recorded subclass of include motion[4] and facial expression[5].

Why It Matters

blinking draws 98 Wikipedia views per month (reflex category, ranking #7 of 22).[2] blinking has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] blinking is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · DanBLOO · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'i
    Gnd id → 4394754-2
    Sitelink count → 27
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||it, es */ LabelLister V3 (beta) - : label(edit[it(0)]), desc(edit[it(0)]), alias(es[+3/-5])"
  2. 14w ago · EnaldoSS · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → motion, facial expression
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q327968]]"
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