पलक

In a sentence

• उसने अपने पलकें झपकाएँ।

  She blinked her eyelids.

  Here, 'पलक' is used as part of the noun 'पलकें', referring to eyelids.

• पलक झपकते ही उसने जवाब दिया।

  She replied in the blink of an eye.

  Here, 'पलक' is used to refer to the figurative phrase signifying quickness.

• घने जंगल की पलकें सूर्य की किरणों को छिपा देती हैं।

  The thick forest’s canopy hides the sunlight.

  Here, 'पलक' is metaphorically used to describe the canopy of the forest as covering like eyelids.