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wink W0177900 (wĭngk)v. winked, wink·ing, winks v.intr.1. To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.2. To close and open the eyelids of both eyes; blink.3. To shine fitfully; twinkle: Harbor lights were winking in the distance.v.tr.1. To close and open (an eye or the eyes) rapidly.2. To signal or express by winking: winked his agreement.n.1. a. The act of winking.b. A signal or hint conveyed by winking.2. The very brief time required for a wink; an instant.3. A quick closing and opening of the eyelids; a blink.4. A gleam or twinkle.5. Informal A brief period of sleep.Phrasal Verbs: wink at To pretend not to see: winked at corruption in the ministry. wink out To come to a close; end.
[Middle English winken, to close one's eyes, from Old English wincian.]wink (wɪŋk) vb1. (Physiology) (intr) to close and open one eye quickly, deliberately, or in an exaggerated fashion to convey friendliness, etc2. (Physiology) to close and open (an eye or the eyes) momentarily3. (Physiology) (tr; foll by away, back, etc) to force away (tears, etc) by winking4. (tr) to signal with a wink5. (General Physics) (intr) (of a light) to gleam or flash intermittentlyn6. a winking movement, esp one conveying a signal, etc, or such a signal7. (General Physics) an interrupted flashing of light8. a brief moment of time; instant9. informal the smallest amount, esp of sleep. See also forty winks10. tip the wink informal Brit to give a hint[Old English wincian; related to Old Saxon wincon, Old High German winchan, German winken to wave. See wench, winch]
wink (wɪŋk) n (Games, other than specified) a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks[C20: shortened from tiddlywinks]wink (wɪŋk)
v.i. 1. to close and open one or both eyes quickly. 2. to close and open one eye quickly as a hint or signal or with some sly or humorous intent. 3. (of the eyes) to close and open quickly; blink. 4. to shine with little flashes of light; twinkle: city lights winking in the distance. v.t. 5. to close and open (one or both eyes) quickly. 6. to drive or force by winking (usu. fol. by back or away): to wink back tears. 7. to signal or convey by a wink: to wink hello. 8. wink at, to ignore (misdeeds or wrongdoing) deliberately. n. 9. an act of winking. 10. a winking movement, esp. of one eye. 11. a hint or signal given by winking. 12. the time taken by one wink; an instant; a twinkling. 13. a little flash of light; twinkle. 14. the least bit: I didn't sleep a wink last night. [before 900; Middle English; Old English wincian, c. Old Saxon winkan, Old High German winchan to wave, signal] wink′ing•ly, adv. wink
Past participle: winked
Gerund: winking
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| I wink | | you wink | | he/she/it winks | | we wink | | you wink | | they wink |
| Preterite |
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| I winked | | you winked | | he/she/it winked | | we winked | | you winked | | they winked |
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| I am winking | | you are winking | | he/she/it is winking | | we are winking | | you are winking | | they are winking |
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| I have winked | | you have winked | | he/she/it has winked | | we have winked | | you have winked | | they have winked |
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| I was winking | | you were winking | | he/she/it was winking | | we were winking | | you were winking | | they were winking |
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| I had winked | | you had winked | | he/she/it had winked | | we had winked | | you had winked | | they had winked |
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| I will wink | | you will wink | | he/she/it will wink | | we will wink | | you will wink | | they will wink |
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| I will have winked | | you will have winked | | he/she/it will have winked | | we will have winked | | you will have winked | | they will have winked |
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| I will be winking | | you will be winking | | he/she/it will be winking | | we will be winking | | you will be winking | | they will be winking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been winking | | you have been winking | | he/she/it has been winking | | we have been winking | | you have been winking | | they have been winking |
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| I will have been winking | | you will have been winking | | he/she/it will have been winking | | we will have been winking | | you will have been winking | | they will have been winking |
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| I had been winking | | you had been winking | | he/she/it had been winking | | we had been winking | | you had been winking | | they had been winking |
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| I would wink | | you would wink | | he/she/it would wink | | we would wink | | you would wink | | they would wink |
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| I would have winked | | you would have winked | | he/she/it would have winked | | we would have winked | | you would have winked | | they would have winked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wink - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flashmo, moment, second, minute, bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" | | 2. | wink - closing one eye quickly as a signalfacial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles | | 3. |  wink - a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidlyblink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, winkinginborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimuluspalpebration - repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent) | | Verb | 1. | wink - signal by winking; "She winked at him"gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" | | 2. |  wink - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"flash, twinkle, winkle, blinkflick, flicker - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating" | | 3. |  wink - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"blink, nictate, nictitatepalpebrate - wink or blink, especially repeatedlybat, flutter - wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner | | 4. |  wink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"blink away, blinkconquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
winkverb1. blink, bat, flutter, nictate, nictitate Brian winked an eye at me, giving me his seal of approval.2. twinkle, flash, shine, sparkle, gleam, shimmer, glimmer From the hotel window, they could see lights winking on the bay.noun1. blink, flutter, nictation, nictitation Diana gave me a reassuring wink.2. twinkle, flash, sparkle, gleam, blink, glimmering, glimmer In the distance, he noticed the wink of a red light.in the wink of an eye (Informal) quickly, in a moment, in a second, in a flash, in an instant, in a split second, in the blink of an eye (informal), in a jiffy (informal), in a twinkling, in two shakes of a lambs tail (informal) It was all over in the wink of an eye.wink at something condone, allow, ignore, overlook, tolerate, put up with (informal), disregard, turn a blind eye to, blink at, connive at, pretend not to notice, shut your eyes to Corrupt police have been known to wink at crimes in return for bribes.winkverb1. To open and close the eyes rapidly:bat, blink, nictate, nictitate, twinkle.2. To shine with intermittent gleams:blink, flash, flicker, glimmer, twinkle.3. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle.phrasal verb
wink atTo pretend not to see:blink (at), connive at, disregard, ignore, pass over.Idioms: be blind to, close one's eyes to, look the other way, turn a blind eye to.noun1. A brief closing of the eyes:blink, nictation, nictitation.2. A very brief time:crack, flash, instant, minute, moment, second, trice, twinkle, twinkling.Informal: jiff, jiffy.Chiefly British: tick.3. A sudden quick light:blink, coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, spark, twinkle.Translationswink (wiŋk) verb1. to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc. He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.' 眨眼 眨眼示意2. (of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle. 閃爍 闪烁 noun an act of winking. `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink. 眨眼 眨眼forty winks a short sleep; a nap. Father often has forty winks in his armchair after lunch. 小憩 小睡wink
See:- (as) easy as winking
- (as) quick as a wink
- a nod and a wink
- a nod is as good as a wink
- a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
- a nod is as good as a wink to a blind man
- a nod's as good as a wink
- a nudge and a wink
- a wink of sleep
- as easy as winking
- catch forty winks
- forty winks
- in the twinkling of an eye
- in the wink of an eye
- nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
- not get a wink of sleep
- not sleep a wink
- nudge nudge (wink wink)
- nudge nudge, wink wink
- quick as a wink
- quick as a wink/bunny
- sleep a wink, not
- tip (one) the wink
- tip somebody the wink
- tip someone the wink
- twenty winks
- wink at
- wink away
- wink out
- wink wink (nudge nudge)
- winks
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wink1 an interrupted flashing of light
wink2 a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks wink(1) See Wink hub.
(2) A short control signal in telephony operations. It can be a single pulse, a brief interruption of a continuous tone, a change of bits or a change in polarity of the signal. For example, a momentary interruption (the wink) of a continuous, single-frequency tone is a signal that the receiving device is ready. The momentary interruption (the wink) of current to the light next to a telephone's hold button causes it to flicker as a signal to the user that the line is on hold.wink
blink (blink), To close and open the eyelids rapidly; an involuntary act by which the tears are spread over the conjunctiva, keeping it moist. Synonym(s): winkwink (wingk) To close and open the eyes rapidly; an involuntary act by which the tears are spread over the conjunctiva, keeping it moist. [A.S. wincian]wink (wingk) The brief, voluntary closure of one eye.wink The rapid, voluntary closure and opening of one eye. See blink.WINK
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Related to wink: Wink hubSynonyms for winkverb blinkSynonyms- blink
- bat
- flutter
- nictate
- nictitate
verb twinkleSynonyms- twinkle
- flash
- shine
- sparkle
- gleam
- shimmer
- glimmer
noun blinkSynonyms- blink
- flutter
- nictation
- nictitation
noun twinkleSynonyms- twinkle
- flash
- sparkle
- gleam
- blink
- glimmering
- glimmer
phrase in the wink of an eyeSynonyms- quickly
- in a moment
- in a second
- in a flash
- in an instant
- in a split second
- in the blink of an eye
- in a jiffy
- in a twinkling
- in two shakes of a lambs tail
phrase wink at somethingSynonyms- condone
- allow
- ignore
- overlook
- tolerate
- put up with
- disregard
- turn a blind eye to
- blink at
- connive at
- pretend not to notice
- shut your eyes to
Synonyms for winkverb to open and close the eyes rapidlySynonyms- bat
- blink
- nictate
- nictitate
- twinkle
verb to shine with intermittent gleamsSynonyms- blink
- flash
- flicker
- glimmer
- twinkle
verb to emit light suddenly in rays or sparksSynonyms- coruscate
- flash
- glance
- gleam
- glimmer
- glint
- glisten
- glister
- glitter
- scintillate
- shimmer
- spangle
- sparkle
- twinkle
phrase wink at: to pretend not to seeSynonyms- blink
- connive at
- disregard
- ignore
- pass over
noun a brief closing of the eyesSynonyms- blink
- nictation
- nictitation
noun a very brief timeSynonyms- crack
- flash
- instant
- minute
- moment
- second
- trice
- twinkle
- twinkling
- jiff
- jiffy
- tick
noun a sudden quick lightSynonyms- blink
- coruscation
- flash
- flicker
- glance
- gleam
- glimmer
- glint
- spark
- twinkle
Synonyms for winknoun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)Synonyms- instant
- jiffy
- New York minute
- split second
- trice
- twinkling
- blink of an eye
- heartbeat
- flash
Related Wordsnoun closing one eye quickly as a signalRelated Words- facial expression
- facial gesture
noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidlySynonyms- blink
- blinking
- eye blink
- nictation
- nictitation
- winking
Related Words- inborn reflex
- innate reflex
- instinctive reflex
- physiological reaction
- reflex
- reflex action
- reflex response
- unconditioned reflex
- palpebration
verb signal by winkingRelated Wordsverb gleam or glow intermittentlySynonymsRelated Wordsverb briefly shut the eyesSynonymsRelated Words- palpebrate
- bat
- flutter
- act involuntarily
- act reflexively
verb force to go away by blinkingSynonymsRelated Words- conquer
- inhibit
- stamp down
- suppress
- subdue
- curb
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