WINK


Meaning of WINK in English

n. 25B6; verb

he winked an eye at her : BLINK, flutter, bat.

the diamond winked in the moonlight : SPARKLE, twinkle, flash, glitter, gleam, shine, scintillate.

25B6; noun a wink of light : GLIMMER, gleam, glint, flash, flicker, twinkle, sparkle.

25A0; in the wink of an eye (informal) VERY QUICKLY, very soon, in a second, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, in an instant, in no time at all; N. Amer. momentarily; informal in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail), in a sec, in the blink of an eye; Brit. informal in a tick, in a mo; N. Amer. informal in a snap.

25A0; wink at TURN A BLIND EYE TO, close one's eyes to, ignore, overlook, disregard; connive at, condone, tolerate.

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