Definition of wink Wink
/wɪˈŋk/ - [wingk] - wink
We found 32 definitions of wink from 7 different sources.
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What does wink mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: winks |
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| wink - closing one eye quickly as a signal | ||
| facial gesture, facial expression a gesture executed with the facial muscles | ||
| wink - a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly | ||
| blink, eye blink, blinking, winking, nictitation, nictation | ||
| inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | ||
| 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" | ||
| blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, New York minute | ||
| mo, minute, moment, second, bit a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting" | ||
Verb |
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| wink - signal by winking; "She winked at him" | ||
| gesticulate, gesture, motion show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" | ||
| wink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" | ||
| blink, blink away | ||
| stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" | ||
| wink - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" | ||
| blink, nictitate, nictate | ||
| act involuntarily, act reflexively act in an uncontrolled manner | ||
| palpebrate wink or blink, especially repeatedly | ||
| bat, flutter wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" | ||
| wink - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" | ||
| flash, blink, twinkle, winkle | ||
| radiate send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness" | ||
| flicker, flick move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- wink (Noun)
An act of winking a blinking of only one eye, or a message sent by winking. - wink (Noun)
A brief time; an instant. - wink (Noun)
A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks . - wink (Noun)
A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks. - wink (Verb)
To close one's eyes. - wink (Verb)
To turn a blind eye . - wink (Verb)
To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion. - wink (Verb)
To twinkle. - wink (Verb)
To send an indication of agreement by winking.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wink (v. i.)
To nod; to sleep; to nap. - wink (v. i.)
To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a quick motion. - wink (v. i.)
To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to blink. - wink (v. i.)
To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of one eye only. - wink (v. i.)
To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at. - wink (v. i.)
To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks. - wink (v. t.)
To cause (the eyes) to wink. - wink (n.)
The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment. - wink (n.)
A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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wink
To close and reopen both eyes quickly. -
wink
To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion. -
wink
A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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wink
To tip one the wink; to give a signal by winking the eye.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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wink
Wink at small faults. -
wink
A wink's as good as a nod to a blind horse.
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