Blink
Blink verb - To shine with light at regular intervals.
Flame
Flame verb - To be on fire especially brightly.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Rather than the huge flame you see in certain cartoons, it'll be a tiny blink-and-you'll-miss-it flame.
Source: Farts on Fire -
They lack access to the stealth trick, but their flame weapons can instead be upgraded to do even more damage, to a point they become dangerous against even armored targets, and can take down a structure in the time it takes to blink.
Source: Videogame Flamethrowers Suck -
A blink-and-you'll-miss-it example: In episode 13 of Fullmetal Alchemist, Roy and Ed are having an alchemy duel and Roy sends one of his flame attacks into the crowd, causing them to fly into the air.
Source: Creator Cameo
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