Collocations for blink - verb

hard
He blinked hard and forced a smile.

furiously, quickly, rapidly
slowly

at
She blinked at him, astonished.

in, with
He blinked in surprise.

blink away a tear, blink back tears
She had to blink back her tears before she continued her story.

blink your eyes, your eyes blink

Blink is used with these nouns as the subject:
eye, light

Blink is used with these nouns as the object:
eye