wink
wink definition
wink (wiŋk)
intransitive verb
- to close the eyelids and open them again quickly
- to close one eyelid and open it again quickly, as a signal, etc.
- to be closed and opened in this way: said of the eye
- to shine intermittently; twinkle
Etymology: ME winken < OE wincian, akin to Ger winken: see winch
transitive verb
- to make (the eyes or an eye) wink
- to move, remove, etc. by winking: usually with back or away to wink back tears
- to signal or express by winking
noun
- the act of winking
- the time occupied by this; an instant
- a tiny interval (of sleep)
- a signal, hint, etc. given by winking
- a twinkle or twinkling
wink Idioms
wink at
to pretend not to see, as in connivance
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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