"blunk" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /blʌŋk/ Forms: blunks [present, singular, third-person], blunking [participle, present], blunked [participle, past], blunked [past]
Etymology: Apparently a corruption of blenk and/or blink. Etymology templates: {{m|en|blenk}} blenk, {{m|en|blink}} blink Head templates: {{en-verb}} blunk (third-person singular simple present blunks, present participle blunking, simple past and past participle blunked)
  1. (intransitive) To blench, blink; turn aside. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-blunk-en-verb-TvdbvWxG
  2. (transitive, Scotland) To spoil, mismanage. Tags: Scotland, transitive
    Sense id: en-blunk-en-verb-5mUlNhud Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /blʌŋk/
Etymology: Ablaut of blink. Etymology templates: {{m|en|blink}} blink Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} blunk
  1. (dialect, colloquial, informal) simple past of blink Tags: colloquial, dialectal, form-of, informal, past Form of: blink Related terms: blench, blink
    Sense id: en-blunk-en-verb-AYlaK3Lo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 31 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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