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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

wink [wɪŋk] n → clin m d'œil

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

wink [wɪŋk] n [of eye] → Zwinkern m

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

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

vi → ammiccare, fare l'occhiolino

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wink

v wink [wiŋk]

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 (za)mrkat blinke blinzeln κλείνω το μάτι guiñar el ojo pilgutama چشمک زدن iskeä silmää clin d'œil faire un (à) לִקרוֹץ पलक मारना namignuti kacsint mengejapkan depla augunum (strizzare l'occhio) 目くばせする 윙크하다 mirktelėti []mirkšķināt; piemiegt aci[] mengenyit mata knipogen blunke (til) mrugnąć piscar o olho a face cu ochiul (cuiva) подмигивать (za)žmurkať pomežikniti trepnuti blinka [] ขยิบตา göz kırpmak 眨眼示意 моргати; кліпати آنکھ جھپکانا nháy mắt 眨眼示意

2 (of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle. vonkel, flikker يَتلألأ، يومِض намигвам mrkat blinke blinken αναβοσβήνω, τρεμοφέγγω centellear, parpadear vilkuma تکان تکان خوردن lepattaa clignoter לְנַצנֵץ टिमटिमाना žmigati pislog mengedip blika, leiftra lampeggiare 点滅する (눈을) 깜빡이다 mirksėti mirgot; trīsuļot berkelip-kelip twinkelen blinke, blafre, glitre mrugać 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

n

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

forty winks

a short sleep; a nap Father often has forty winks in his armchair after lunch. uiltjie knip غَفْوَه، إغفاءَه кратко дрямване zdřímnutí lille lur das Nickerchen 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 짧은 잠 snūstelėjimas īsa snauda masa yang pendek dutje (få seg en) høneblund, liten lur krótka drzemka soneca pui de somn короткий сон zdriemnutie kratko spanje dremka en tupplur งีบหลับ şekerleme 小睡 не встигнеш моргнути جھپکی giấc ngủ ngắn 小睡