| rdfs:comment | - The ability to instantly teleport from one place to another, Blinking is named for its speed, with the witch or being Blinking literally disappearing in the blink of an eye. Blinking is the most common teleportation power within the magical world.
- Blinking is the ability to think of a location and be there in the "blink of an eye". This is the power of a warlock (and some demons), as their way of Teleportation. Blinking is an instantaneous transfer, accompanied by a short, sharp sound. The Charmed Ones created a potion that would blind the warlock from blinking. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe had this power after they were turned into warlocks under the influence of a marriage bond between Prue and a warlock named Zile.
- Blinking was the regular closing and opening of one's eyes. To have something happen "in the blink of an eye" was for it to occur quickly. (DS9: "In the Cards" et al.) To not blink at taking an action was to do it without reserve. (DS9: "When It Rains...") In 2267, Dr. Leonard McCoy noted that Hikaru Sulu and Montgomery Scott were likely drugged, as they were hardly blinking. (TOS: "Catspaw" ) In 2366, Data taught his android "daughter" Lal how to blink. (TNG: "The Offspring" )
- Blinking is the ability to transport oneself to a thought-of location or person in the "blink of an eye". This is a warlock's way of teleportation. Blinking is an instantaneous transfer, usually accompanied by a short, sharp sound. However, it can also be accompanied by a quick whoosh. According to Melinda Warren, her lover Matthew Tate copied his power of blinking from another witch. This explains that the power to blink was originally a power of witches, but after it was stolen by warlocks centuries ago, it started manifesting within them instead of witches, making it a warlock's power.
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| abstract | - The ability to instantly teleport from one place to another, Blinking is named for its speed, with the witch or being Blinking literally disappearing in the blink of an eye. Blinking is the most common teleportation power within the magical world.
- Blinking is the ability to transport oneself to a thought-of location or person in the "blink of an eye". This is a warlock's way of teleportation. Blinking is an instantaneous transfer, usually accompanied by a short, sharp sound. However, it can also be accompanied by a quick whoosh. According to Melinda Warren, her lover Matthew Tate copied his power of blinking from another witch. This explains that the power to blink was originally a power of witches, but after it was stolen by warlocks centuries ago, it started manifesting within them instead of witches, making it a warlock's power. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe Halliwell gained this power after they were turned into warlocks under the influence of a marriage bond between Prue and a warlock named Zile. It is revealed that when warlocks want to find someone, they don't have to know where to go, but can simply focus on that person and blink there.
- Blinking is the ability to think of a location and be there in the "blink of an eye". This is the power of a warlock (and some demons), as their way of Teleportation. Blinking is an instantaneous transfer, accompanied by a short, sharp sound. The Charmed Ones created a potion that would blind the warlock from blinking. According to Melinda Warren, her lover Matthew Tate copied his power of blinking from another witch. This explains that the power to blink was originally the powers of witches, but after it was stolen by warlocks centuries ago, it started manifesting within them instead of witches, making it a warlock's power. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe had this power after they were turned into warlocks under the influence of a marriage bond between Prue and a warlock named Zile.
- Blinking was the regular closing and opening of one's eyes. To have something happen "in the blink of an eye" was for it to occur quickly. (DS9: "In the Cards" et al.) To not blink at taking an action was to do it without reserve. (DS9: "When It Rains...") In 2267, Dr. Leonard McCoy noted that Hikaru Sulu and Montgomery Scott were likely drugged, as they were hardly blinking. (TOS: "Catspaw" ) In 2366, Data taught his android "daughter" Lal how to blink. (TNG: "The Offspring" ) Data's blink rate was regulated by the Fourier series. In 2370, he noticed that his "mother"'s blinks had the same pattern, which clued him in to the fact that she was really an android that had replaced the Human woman. (TNG: "Inheritance" ) Not blinking could refer metaphorically to a refusal to be the first to give in. In 2375, Admiral William Ross told Kira Nerys she could blink after Senator Kimara Cretak gave in to the demand to remove plasma torpedoes from Derna. (DS9: "Shadows and Symbols") In 2376, while Neelix played a shell game with tera nuts in an attempt to confuse The Doctor, Tom Paris warned the hologram not to blink. The Doctor assured Paris that his optical subroutines were up to the task. (VOY: "Live Fast and Prosper")
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