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wink

/ˈwɪŋk/noun, verb1 syllable

Wink means: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat).

Synonyms for wink22

noun, as in a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, New York minute

noun, as in a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

blink, eye blink, blinking, winking, nictitation, nictation

verb, as in gleam or glow intermittently

flash, blink, twinkle, winkle

verb, as in briefly shut the eyes

blink, nictitate, nictate

verb, as in keep back by blinking

blink, blink away

also used for wink

tiddlywink, periwinkle

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What does wink mean?7

noun

1

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”

2

a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

3

closing one eye quickly as a signal

verb

1

gleam or glow intermittently“The lights were flashing”

2

briefly shut the eyes“The TV announcer never seems to blink”

3

keep back by blinking“blink away tears”

4

signal by winking“She winked at him”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wink?17

two syllables

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Wink in a sentence

  • I could hardly get a wink of sleep last night.CK
  • A wink is as good as a nod to a blind man.CM
  • I had a rough night the night before and hardly slept a wink.Nuel
  • I have not slept a wink all the night.Aghanim
  • A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.Zifre
  • She joined me in a wink of an eye.ulyssemc1
  • I didn't sleep a wink because of your snoring.CM
  • Miroslav didn't get a wink of sleep that night.Amastan

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Forms of wink

as a noun

plural
winks

as a verb

past tense
winked
present participle
winking
third-person singular
winks
past participle
winked