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Meanings of wink in English
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Portuguese
piscar Catalan
pestanyejar Usage of wink in English
1
Cost me thirty dollars, he said with a wink, doubling the price.
2
Muzzle flashes wink in the distance: small arms, smaller range, negligible impact.
3
The brilliant sunlight in the courtyard made him wink faster than ever.
4
Sorry.' She gave a quick wink to Amelie before finishing her call.
5
But he had to content himself with the wink for the moment.
6
If she went home alone tonight, she probably wouldn't sleep a wink.
7
He gave her a wink and left the cottage without another word.
8
There was a faint wink of one eye visible in the moonlight.
9
Ned gave me a quick hard wink, perhaps congratulatory, perhaps in scorn.
10
Snow gave Reynolds the wink and he knew the prize was safe.
11
The brown spot on his eyelid gave him the wink of mischief.
12
America would be defenseless against Castro's hordes, he said with a wink.
13
Rann laughed and lowered one puffy eyelid in a blandly unembarrassed wink.
14
He gave her a wink and retraced his way to the salon.
15
I am sure I shan't get a wink of sleep all night.
16
The other was forced to wink both eyes at once and sigh.
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Translations for wink
Catalan
Wink through the time
Wink across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common