winked; winking; winks
1
: to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing
2
: to close and open the eyelids quickly
3
: to avoid seeing or noting something
—usually used with at
4
: to gleam or flash intermittently : twinkle
her glasses winking in the sunlight—
Harper Lee
Harper Lee5
a
: to come to an end
—usually used with out
b
: to stop shining
—usually used with out
6
: to signal a message with a light
1
: to cause to open and shut
2
: to affect or influence by or as if by blinking the eyes
Synonyms
Examples of wink in a Sentence
Verb
He winked and said that he understood.
She winked at me as she asked what I was doing tonight.
She winked an eye at me.
The puppy was winking in the bright sun.
The stars winked in the night sky.
The airplane's landing lights winked on and off.
Noun
Her wink told me she was just kidding.
“I knew you could do it,” he said with a wink.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
This is an ooey, gooey, and fresh werewolf flick with a bevy of nauseating practical effects and the sort of winking cinematic homages for which director Joe Dante is best known.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
The plot gets more ridiculous from there but everyone in the cast — especially Evans — sells it with a wink while director/co-screenwriter George Huang stages martial-arts brawls and gunfights.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Months before the season came out, the women were posting silly pictures together with winking captions and sending heart-emoji reactions to each other’s selfies.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
This is an ooey, gooey, and fresh werewolf flick with a bevy of nauseating practical effects and the sort of winking cinematic homages for which director Joe Dante is best known.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Cheesy ramen Carbonara ramen, which is ramen made with pecorino romano or other cheeses, and bacon and eggs — as typically seen in spaghetti carbonara — was a viral trend over the summer, with a few spots like Osaka adding it to the menu with a wink.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
The plot gets more ridiculous from there but everyone in the cast — especially Evans — sells it with a wink while director/co-screenwriter George Huang stages martial-arts brawls and gunfights.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Wink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wink. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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