blick Meaning & Definition
What Does Blick Mean?
Blick is used as a verb meaning To shine, gleam. It can also mean To make, or cause to make, a soft, crisp sound. As a noun, it means The brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process. As a noun, it means A sawed-off length of something.
Word Facts for Blick
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /blɪk/ |
| Plural | blicks |
| Verb forms | blicks, blicking, blicked |
Blick Definition (Verb)
- To shine, gleam.
- To make, or cause to make, a soft, crisp sound.
Blick as a Noun
- The brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process.
Verb
- Of gold or silver, to exhibit blick.
Noun
- A sawed-off length of something.
Noun
- A pistol.
Verb
- To shoot up (fire bullets at).
Synonyms of Blick
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Blick synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
blick (third-person singular simple present blicks, present participle blicking, simple past and past participle blicked)
blick (plural blicks)
Words That Rhyme With Blick
Origin of Blick
Origin 1: Perhaps onomatopoeic; perhaps an error for, or a nonce alteration of, blink or click; perhaps a continuation of Middle English bliken (compare blicker), which may have survived in dialect despite not being attested in print for 500 years.
Origin 2: From German Blick (“look, glance, twinkle, flash”), from Middle High German blic, from Old High German blik, blich, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *blikiz (“shine, appearance, look”), related to *blīkaną.
Origin 3: Cognate with Dutch blik, Danish blik, Icelandic blik (“gleam, sheen”), Old English blice (“sheen, denuded site”).
Origin 4: Probably from replacing the initial letter C of click with the letter B in Blood slang.
Questions People Ask About Blick
Is blick a verb or a noun?
Blick is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.
What is the plural of blick?
The plural of blick is blicks.
What is the past tense of blick?
The past tense of blick is blicked. The present participle is blicking.