rapid blinking
Quick eyelid movement
Rapid blinking is quick, repeated closing and opening of the eyelids.
It can signal nervousness, discomfort, or an attempt to process surprising information: His rapid blinking gave away his anxiety during the interview.
It also occurs as a physical response to bright light, dry eyes, or irritation.
- flutterRapid light movement
- batting eyelashesRapid flirtatious lid movement
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
- eye twitchInvoluntary eyelid movement
- eyelashHair on lid
strobe · flicker · bright lights · camera flash · nervous · nervous tic · tic · wink · squint · dry eyes · lash · reflex · eye · stutter · spasm · light · morse code · flash
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- eye movementsgaze, stare, glance, squint, wink
- anxiety signspanic, nervousness, worry, worrying, trembling
- eye exercisespalming, focusing, eye rolling, figure eights, shifting
- seizure symptomsseizure, seizures, convulsion, convulsions, shaking
eye movement frequency
rapid blinkingsteady gaze
Unwavering visual attention
fixed stare · blank stare · eyes locked · locked eyes · glazed look
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