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3 Dec 2020
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What does Eyes blink open. mean?
What does Eyes blink open. mean?
This was a description in a book when someone wakes up. Does this mean "eyes blink and then open"?
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Its when you scrunch your eyes before you open them usually after being asleep for a long time, also if you blink a lot when you open them.
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It's a phrase which I would expect to find in literature. It describes that someone's eyes open as quickly and suddenly as a blink. In my view, the "blink" is not a separate action, but it's the manner in which the eye opens. :-)
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@may3da
Ah, okay, that makes sense. It's probably a stage direction, then. :-)
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@argovela Yes, it is the stage direction. And the writer uses this phrase a lot.
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@H2Oyster Thank you so much for your answer!!
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