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Definitions for Wink

[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] a disk or similar small object used in tiddlywinks.
[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 related to Wink

gleam, glimmer, twinkle, nictitate, flash, bat, blink, sparkle, nictate, glitter, squint, squinch, instant, twinkling, jiffy, second, shake, minute

Words nearby Wink

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Origin of Wink

2First recorded in 1890–95; extracted from tiddlywinks

Other words from Wink

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

Word origin for Wink

C20: shortened from tiddlywinks

Synonyms for Wink

gleam, glimmer, twinkle, bat, blink, flash, glitter, nictate, nictitate, sparkle, squinch, squint