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wink  (wngk)

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. See Synonyms at 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.

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

Verb

1. to close and open one eye quickly as a signal

2. (of a light) to shine brightly and intermittently; twinkle

Noun

1. the act or an instance of winking, esp. as a signal

2. a twinkling of light

3. Informal the smallest amount of sleep: I didn't sleep a wink last night

4. tip someone the wink Brit, Austral & NZ informal to give someone a hint or warning [Old English wincian]

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

verb 2. twinkle, flash, shine, sparkle, gleam, shimmer, glimmer

noun 3. blink, flutter, nictation, nictitation

noun 4. twinkle, flash, sparkle, gleam, blink, glimmering, glimmer

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

Translations

wink [wɪŋk] n → guiño (= blink); pestañeo

vi → guiñar (= blink); pestañear; [light etc] → parpadear

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wink [wɪŋk] n → clin m d'œil

vi → faire un clin d'œil (= blink); cligner des yeux

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wink [wɪŋk] n [of eye] → Zwinkern m

vi (with eye) → zwinkern; [light etc] → blinken

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wink [wɪŋk] n → occhiolino, strizzatina d'occhi

vi → ammiccare, fare l'occhiolino