wink

wink

 (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.

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[Middle English winken, to close one's eyes, from Old English wincian.]

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wink

(wɪŋk)

vb

1. (Physiology) (intr) to close and open one eye quickly, deliberately, or in an exaggerated fashion to convey friendliness, etc

2. (Physiology) to close and open (an eye or the eyes) momentarily

3. (Physiology) (tr; foll by away, back, etc) to force away (tears, etc) by winking

4. (tr) to signal with a wink

5. (General Physics) (intr) (of a light) to gleam or flash intermittently

n

6. a winking movement, esp one conveying a signal, etc, or such a signal

7. (General Physics) an interrupted flashing of light

8. a brief moment of time; instant

9. informal the smallest amount, esp of sleep. See also forty winks

10. 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]

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wink

(wɪŋk)

n

(Games, other than specified) a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks

[C20: shortened from tiddlywinks]

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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.

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wink

Past participle: winked
Gerund: winking

Imperative

wink

wink

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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, flash mo, 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 signal facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
	3.	wink - a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, winking inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus palpebration - 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, blink flick, 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, nictitate palpebrate - wink or blink, especially repeatedly bat, 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, blink conquer, 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"

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wink

verb

1. 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.

noun

1. 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.

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wink

verb

1. 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 at

To 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.

noun

1. 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.

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Translations

غَمْضَهيَتلألأ، يومِضيَغْمِزُيَغْمِز بِعَيْنِه

mrkat

blinkblinke

zwinkernblinkenblinzeln

κλείνω το μάτι

guiñar

iskeä silmää

cligner de l’œilclignoterclin d'œil

namignuti

kacsintkacsintás

blika, leiftrablikkblikkadepl, blikkdepla augunum

ammiccareammiccobrillarecon grande facilit...fare un cenno

ウインクする

눈을 깜박거리다

mirkčiojimasmirktelėjimasmirktelėtisnūstelėjimas

mirgotmirkšķināšanamirkšķinātpamirkšķināšanapamirkšķināt

knipogen

blunke

mrugnąć

piscar os olhos

мигатьподмигиваниеподмигивать

mežikpomežikniti

blinka

ขยิบตา

göz kırpmaksinyal vermekyakıp söndürmekgöz kırpma

nháy mắt

眨眼眨眼示意闪烁

wink

[wɪŋk]

A. N

1. (= blink) → pestañeo m; (meaningful) → guiño m
to give sb a wink → guiñar el ojo a algn
he said with a wink → dijo guiñando el ojo
to have 40 winks → echarse una siesta or cabezada
to tip sb the wink → avisar a algn secretamente

2. (= instant) I didn't sleep a wink; I didn't get a wink of sleep → no pegué ojo

B. VI

1. (meaningfully) → guiñar el ojo
to wink at sb → guiñar el ojo a algn
to wink at sth (fig) → hacer la vista gorda a algo

2. [light, star] → centellear, parpadear

C. VT [+ eye] → guiñar

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wink

[ˈwɪŋk]

n → clin m d'œil
to give sb a wink → faire un clin d'œil à qn
not sleep a wink → ne pas fermer l'œil

vi

[person] → cligner de l'œil
to wink at sb → faire un clin d'œil à qn
He winked at me → Il m'a fait un clin d'œil.

[light] → clignoter

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wink

n

(with eye) → Zwinkern nt, → Blinzeln nt; to give somebody a wink → jdm zuzwinkern or zublinzeln; to tip somebody the wink (Brit inf) → jdm einen Wink geben ? nod

(= instant) I didn’t get a wink of sleep, I didn’t sleep a wink (inf) → ich habe kein Auge zugetan

vt eye → blinzeln, zwinkern mit (+dat)

vi (meaningfully) → zwinkern, blinzeln; (light, star etc) → blinken, funkeln; to wink at somebody → jdm zuzwinkern or zublinzeln; to wink at something (inf) → etw geflissentlich übersehen, bei etw einfach wegsehen or -schauen; it’s as easy as winking (dated inf) → das ist ein Kinderspiel; winking lights (Aut) → Blinklichter pl, → Blinker pl

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wink

[wɪŋk]

1. n (blink) → strizzata d'occhi; (meaningful) → occhiolino, strizzatina d'occhi
to give sb a wink → ammiccare or fare l'occhiolino a qn
in a wink → in un batter d'occhio
I didn't sleep a wink → non ho chiuso occhio

2. vi (meaningfully) to wink (at sb) → fare l'occhiolino (a qn), ammiccare (a qn); (blink) → strizzare gli occhi; (light, star) → baluginare

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wink

(wiŋk) verb

1. 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.' knipoog يَغْمِز بِعَيْنِه мигам piscar o olho (za)mrkat blinzeln blinke κλείνω το μάτιguiñar el ojo pilgutama چشمک زدن iskeä silmää faire un clin d'œil לִקרוֹץ पलक मारना namignuti kacsint mengejapkan depla augunum (strizzare l'occhio) 目くばせする 눈을 깜박거리다 mirktelėti []mirkšķināt; piemiegt aci[] mengenyit mata knipogenblunkemrugnąć piscar o olho a face cu ochiul (cuiva) подмигивать (za)žmurkať pomežikniti trepnuti blinka [med ena ögat] ขยิบตา göz kırpmak 眨眼 моргати; кліпати آنکھ جھپکانا nháy mắt 眨眼示意

2. (of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle. vonkel, flikker يَتلألأ، يومِض намигвам piscar mrkat blinken blinke αναβοσβήνω, τρεμοφέγγωcentellear, parpadear vilkuma تکان تکان خوردن tuikkia clignoter לְנַצנֵץ टिमटिमाना žmigati pislog mengedip blika, leiftra lampeggiare 点滅する 깜박이다 mirksėti mirgot; trīsuļot berkelip-kelip twinkelenblinke, blafre, glitremrugać piscar a sclipi мигать blikať migotati žmirkati blinka, blänka till แสงกระพริบ yakıp söndürmek, sinyal vermek 閃爍 миготіти, мерехтіти روشنی وغیرہ کا چمکنا nhấp nháy 闪烁

noun

an act of winking. `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink. knipoog غَمْضَه мигане piscadela zamrkání das Blinzeln blink κλείσιμο του ματιού guiño silmapilgutus لرزش silmänisku clin d'œilקריצה कनखी namigivanje, žmiganje kacsintás kedipan mata depl, blikk (strizzatina d'occhio) 目くばせ 눈을 깜박임 mirktelėjimas, mirkčiojimas []mirkšķināšana kenyitan mata knipoogblunk mrugnięcie piscadela clipire din ochi подмигивание žmurkanie, mrknutie mežikanje mig blinkning ขยิบตาส่งสัญญาณ göz kırpma 眨眼 моргання; підморгування آنکھ کا اشارہ sự nháy mắt 眨眼

forty winks

a short sleep; a nap. Father often has forty winks in his armchair after lunch. uiltjie knip غَفْوَه، إغفاءَه кратко дрямване soneca zdřímnutí das Nickerchen lille lur υπνάκος echarse una siesta/cabezada lühiuinak چرت nokkaunet petit somme לְנַמנֵם हल्की नींद kratak san, drijemanje ebéd utáni szundítás, ({\i igével:}) szundít egyet tidur sebentar hænublundur sonnellino うたたね 선잠 snūstelėjimas īsa snauda masa yang pendek dutjehøneblund, liten lur krótka drzemka soneca pui de somn короткий сон zdriemnutie kratko spanje dremka en tupplur งีบหลับ şekerleme 小憩 не встигнеш моргнути جھپکی giấc ngủ ngắn 小睡

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wink

→ يَغْمِزُ mrkat blink zwinkern κλείνω το μάτι guiñar iskeä silmää cligner de l’œil namignuti strizzare l’occhio ウインクする 눈을 깜박거리다 knipogen blunke mrugnąć piscar os olhos подмигивать blinka ขยิบตา göz kırpmak nháy mắt 眨眼

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wink

n. pestañeo;

v. pestañear.

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