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How to pronounce winking in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blinking
Type Words
Synonyms blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink
Type of inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction, reflex
Has types palpebration
Derivation wink

Examples of winking

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The interior is crammed with marble, winking gemstones and a madness of mosaics.
From the couriermail.com.au
The magazine Witch Weekly also contains pictures of smiling and winking witches.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In every role, we have the distinct feeling Lawrence is winking at the audience.
From the washingtonpost.com
Even the Arabs seem to be winking at the continued supplying of The Netherlands.
From the time.com
You're Donald Trump wandering City Hall, making promises, winking at bureaucrats.
From the fresnobee.com
It's what Cristiano Ronaldo would have been thinking while he was winking in 2006.
From the people.co.uk
Eddie pulled the change out of his pocket, Mrs. Finster's token winking up at him.
From the buffalonews.com
In the periphery, Gilinsky spies a row of trees winking past him to his right.
From the omaha.com
It was his winking at the exploits of James Bulger that sponsored everyone else's.
From the boston.com
More examples
  • 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. ...