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Meanings of wink in English

Portuguese
segundo
Catalan
segon
Spanish
instante

A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

      segundo
      Portuguese
      piscamento
      Catalan
      parpelleig
      Spanish
      guiño

      A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.

          piscamento
          Portuguese
          piscar os olhos
          Catalan
          parpallejar
          Spanish
          titilar

          Gleam or glow intermittently.

                piscar os olhos
                Portuguese
                piscar
                Catalan
                pestanyejar

                Briefly shut the eyes.

                      piscar
                      Usage of wink in English
                      1
                      Cost me thirty dollars, he said with a wink, doubling the price.
                      King Rat
                      2
                      Muzzle flashes wink in the distance: small arms, smaller range, negligible impact.
                      Engineering Infinity
                      3
                      The brilliant sunlight in the courtyard made him wink faster than ever.
                      After Dark
                      4
                      Sorry.' She gave a quick wink to Amelie before finishing her call.
                      Radio NZ
                      5
                      But he had to content himself with the wink for the moment.
                      Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
                      6
                      If she went home alone tonight, she probably wouldn't sleep a wink.
                      The next to die
                      7
                      He gave her a wink and left the cottage without another word.
                      Heaven and the heather
                      8
                      There was a faint wink of one eye visible in the moonlight.
                      The Whispering Spheres
                      9
                      Ned gave me a quick hard wink, perhaps congratulatory, perhaps in scorn.
                      The Book of Skulls
                      10
                      Snow gave Reynolds the wink and he knew the prize was safe.
                      S.O.S. Stand to!
                      11
                      The brown spot on his eyelid gave him the wink of mischief.
                      John of the Woods
                      12
                      America would be defenseless against Castro's hordes, he said with a wink.
                      The capitol game
                      13
                      Rann laughed and lowered one puffy eyelid in a blandly unembarrassed wink.
                      The Voice of the People
                      14
                      He gave her a wink and retraced his way to the salon.
                      Casket of Souls
                      15
                      I am sure I shan't get a wink of sleep all night.
                      Pride and Prejudice
                      16
                      The other was forced to wink both eyes at once and sigh.
                      Way of the Lawless
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                      Translations for wink
                      Wink through the time
                      Wink across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
                      Ireland
                      Less common