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wink::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling |
| Type of | bit, minute, mo, moment, second |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blink, nictate, nictitate |
| Type of | act involuntarily, act reflexively |
| Has types | bat, palpebrate, flutter |
| Derivation | winker, winking |
wink::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, winking |
| Type of | inborn reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, unconditioned reflex, reflex response |
| Has types | palpebration |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | facial expression, facial gesture |
Examples of wink
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I get pot jokes all the time, and then a wink, as if I've never heard it before.
From the ocregister.com
Just one smile and a wink ought to be enough to charm the pants off all of them.
From the latimes.com
Wink Adams paced the Runnin'Rebels with 25 points, including 15 off free throws.
From the kansas.com
Wink, who delivers the bad news about pinkititis to Pinkalicious and her family.
From the kentucky.com
Forget those live-action Seuss flicks with their wink-wink, nudge-nudge moments.
From the denverpost.com
And if it's not OK, why should its effect on the market be welcomed with a wink?
From the guardian.co.uk
Standing behind the counter here feels like being inside one long, knowing wink.
From the guardian.co.uk
Couldn't sleep a wink last night so read Graham Henry's biography in one sitting.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It also went to New Delhi, to wink at India's increasingly powerful collectors.
From the time.com
- Signal by winking; "She winked at him"
- Blink of an eye: 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"
- Closing one eye quickly as a signal
- Flash: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
- Blink: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- Blink: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
- WINK can refer to: * WINK (AM), a radio station (1200 AM) licensed to Pine Island Center, Florida, United States * WINK-FM, a radio station (96. ...
- A wink is a facial expression made by briefly closing one eye. A wink is an informal mode of communication usually signalling, depending on context, sexual attraction or shared hidden knowledge or intent.
- Winks are Flash-based animated files that appear in Windows Live Messenger. When a user sends a Wink to a friend, the animation file is transferred over the Internet and is displayed on the recipient's computer screen. ...
