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Meanings of wink (winked) in English
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Synonyms
Examples for "blinking"
Examples for "blinking"
1
Grant stepped out, blinking in the light, and said, Good work, kids.
2
His health bar was blinking red, and he was out of bandages.
3
Most men are heavily handicapped; it is no good blinking the fact.
4
Then they were blinking about at a wonderful view of the City.
5
She removed her nose-trap and stood blinking blindly in the white candlelight.
1
Most climbers don't have time to blink before they answer this question.
2
Objective: To study the normal value and clinical applications of blink reflex.
3
For the way governments work, it is a blink of an eye.
4
A breathless, blink-and-you'll-miss-it beginning had three goals inside the first 10 minutes.
5
She had to blink her eyes several times to clear her vision.
1
We would see the fire-flies winking in the bush above the beaches
2
She was fairly sure that this was the Sempitern's way of winking.
3
Morning has sprouted, pale and winking, by the time they say good-bye.
4
The opportunity was there, winking at him like a great cosmic joke.
5
Except that it's only winking from the left side of the display.
1
Sensitive physiological indicators of effects, such as eye blink rate, are also being investigated.
2
Under the enormous eyebrows his weak eyes blinked pathetically through the glasses.
3
On the shore Kobuk waited, his slant eyes blinking at the moon.
4
His eyes blinked open and he lay staring up at the sky.
5
His little eyes blinked among the dust that luxuriated on his face.
Portuguese
piscar Catalan
pestanyejar Usage of winked in English
1
But I think we'll be talking again real soon,' and he winked.
2
Behind her the light in the west winked once and went out.
3
Then he winked, to let her know he liked what he saw.
4
All weaknesses in the son throughout the passing years were winked at.
5
Ahead of it glowed and winked the fiery eyes of the lighthouses.
6
As they were carrying it in Philpot winked at Bert and whispered:
7
A moment later his alarm went silent, and his HUD winked out.
8
After Mose went out the manager winked at the marshal and said:
9
But Daguenet winked behind his round shoulders and added in chaffing tones:
10
Five seconds later acknowledgment lights from Blue Four and Three winked on.
11
The light winked out, and Seregil gave the others a rueful look.
12
Across the way from him Brough, kibitzing a game of bridge, winked.
13
The children winked out, leaving cold spaces where their ghosts had been.
14
He winked in a way that dimpled his cheek on one side.
15
I winked the same way, and then she lets the paper drop.
16
I looked back at Lesley, who winked when she saw me looking.
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Translations for winked
Catalan
Winked through the time
Winked across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common