Defenition of the word wink
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Defenition of the word wink
- To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- To close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a message, signal, or suggestion.
- A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
- briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
- a very short time; "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
- gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
- closing one eye quickly as a signal
- signal by winking; "She winked at him"
- force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash"
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- briefly shut the eyes
- signal by winking
- force to go away by blinking
- gleam or glow intermittently
Synonyms for the word wink
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- blink
- blink away
- blink of an eye
- flash
- glimmer
- glint
- glitter
- instant
- jiffy
- New York minute
- nictate
- nictitate
- shimmer
- shine
- sparkle
- split second
- trice
- twinkle
- twinkling
- winkle
Similar words in the wink
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- wink
- winked
- winking
- winkle
- winkle's
- winks
Hyponyms for the word wink
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- bat
- flick
- flicker
- flutter
- palpebrate
- palpebration
Hypernyms for the word wink
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- act involuntarily
- act reflexively
- bit
- conquer
- curb
- emit light
- facial expression
- facial gesture
- gesticulate
- gesture
- inborn reflex
- inhibit
- innate reflex
- instinctive reflex
- minute
- mo
- moment
- motion
- physiological reaction
- radiate
- reflex
- reflex action
- reflex response
- second
- stamp down
- subdue
- suppress
- surname
- unconditioned reflex
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