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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wink1 /wɪŋk/USA pronunciation v. - to close and open (one eye) quickly, often as a hint or signal: [no object]She winked at me to let me know she understood.[~ + object]He winked his eye.
- to twinkle;
gleam on and off: [no object]A light winked in the distance.[~ + object]He winked the lights on and off. - wink at, [~ + at + object] to deliberately ignore (wrongdoing):The police seemed to wink at minor violations of the law.
n. [countable] - an act of winking.
- an instant:in the wink of an eye.
- the least bit:She didn't sleep a wink.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wink1 (wingk),USA pronunciation v.i. - to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- to close and open one eye quickly as a hint or signal or with some sly meaning (often fol. by at):She winked at him across the room.
- (of the eyes) to close and open thus;
blink. - to shine with little flashes of light;
twinkle:The city lights winked in the distance.
v.t. - to close and open (one or both eyes) quickly;
execute or give (a wink). - to drive or force by winking (usually fol. by back or away):She attempted to wink back the tears.
- to signal or convey by a wink.
- wink at, to ignore deliberately, as to avoid the necessity of taking action:to wink at minor offenses.
n. - an act of winking.
- a winking movement, esp. of one eye in giving a hint or signal.
- a hint or signal given by winking.
- the time required for winking once;
an instant or twinkling:I'll be there in a wink. - a little flash of light;
twinkle. - the least bit:I didn't sleep a wink last night.
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English winken, Old English wincian; cognate with German winken to wave, signal; (noun, nominal) Middle English: nap, derivative of the verb, verbal
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Wink, blink refer to rapid motions of the eyelid. To wink is to close and open either one or both eyelids with a rapid motion. To blink suggests a sleepy, dazed, or dazzled condition in which it is difficult to focus the eyes or see clearly:Bright sun makes one blink.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sparkle.
wink2 (wingk),USA pronunciation n. [Games.]- Gamesa disk or similar small object used in tiddlywinks.
- extracted from tiddlywinks 1890–95
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