Meaning
To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English blinnen, from Old English blinnan (“to stop, cease”), from Proto-Germanic *bilinnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *leya- (“to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip”); equivalent to be- + lin. Cognate with Old High German bilinnan (“to yield, stop, forlet, give away”), Old Norse linna (Swedish dialectal linna, “to pause, rest”). See also lin.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
stop
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 34 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-03IABCHLN
- 2026-09-19BGILNOT
- 2026-04-22NBLECIV
- 2026-03-29BANICLO
- 2026-02-08IBELNTU
- 2026-02-01BANIGLO
- 2025-12-29BNALGDI
- 2025-12-18IUBNFEL
- 2025-12-14BVANIEL
- 2025-10-28IBHLNOT
- 2025-10-06LABGINZ
- 2025-08-18IBNFELX
+22 earlier appearances in the archive.