Blink
Blink verb - To shine with light at regular intervals.
React
React verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He doesn't react, doesn't even blink, just pulls it out and regenerates the damage with a bored expression.
Source: Light Novel / Vampire Hunter D -
Holograms react that way to droplets of water, as a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in Episode 1 (when Akane first came to the crime scene, presenting her ID to a holographically-concealed drone in the rain) shows you.
Source: Anime / Psycho-Pass - Usually called "Doctor-lite" episodes in the fandom, these two, titled "Love & Monsters" and "Blink" focus on Muggles with only peripheral access to the Doctor's world, and how those characters react to High Weirdness without the Doctor around to explain what's going on.
Source: Lower-Deck Episode
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