wink synonyms

wink

v.

  1. To close one eye

    squint, blink, nictate, nictitate, flirt, make eyes at*, bat the eyes*.

  2. To twinkle

    sparkle, gleam, blink; see flash 1.

wink usually implies a usually deliberate movement in the quick closing and opening of one or both eyelids one or more times he winked at her knowingly; blink implies a rapid series of such movements, usually performed involuntarily and with the eyes half-shut to blink in the harsh sunlight

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