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Definitions for Unwinking

[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 meaning (often followed by at ): She winked at him across the room.
[3] (of the eyes) to close and open thus; blink.
[4] to shine with little flashes of light; twinkle: The city lights winked in the distance.
[5] to close and open (one or both eyes) quickly; execute or give (a wink).
[6] to drive or force by winking (usually followed by back or away ): She attempted to wink back the tears.
[7] to signal or convey by a wink.
[8] an act of winking.
[9] a winking movement, especially of one eye in giving a hint or signal.
[10] a hint or signal given by winking.
[11] the time required for winking once; an instant or twinkling: I'll be there in a wink.
[12] a little flash of light; twinkle.
[13] the least bit: I didn't sleep a wink last night.
[14] wink at , to ignore deliberately, as to avoid the necessity of taking action: to wink at minor offenses.
[15] vigilant; watchful
[16] (intr) to close and open one eye quickly, deliberately, or in an exaggerated fashion to convey friendliness, etc
[17] to close and open (an eye or the eyes) momentarily
[18] (tr; foll by away, back, etc ) to force away (tears, etc) by winking
[19] (tr) to signal with a wink
[20] (intr) (of a light) to gleam or flash intermittently
[21] a winking movement, esp one conveying a signal, etc, or such a signal
[22] an interrupted flashing of light
[23] a brief moment of time; instant
[24] informal the smallest amount, esp of sleep See also forty winks
[25] tip the wink British informal to give a hint
[26] a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks

Words nearby Unwinking

winkwingspread, wingsuit, wingy, winifred, winiwarter-buerger disease, wink, wink at, wink reflex, winkelried, winker, winkle

Origin of Unwinking

wink1before 900; (v.) Middle English winken, Old English wincian; cognate with German winken to wave, signal; (noun) Middle English: nap, derivative of the v.

Other words from Unwinking

wink·ing·ly , adverb
un·wink·ing , adjective

Word origin for Unwinking

winkC20: shortened from tiddlywinks