| Wink (wink) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Wink |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Winked (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Winking.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian] akin to D.
wenken, G. winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan,
Sw. vink |
To nod; to sleep; to nap.
To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with
a quick motion.
To close and open the eyelids quickly; to
nictitate; to blink.
To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often
those of one eye only.
To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the
eyes; to connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with
at.
To be dim and flicker; as, the light
winks.
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To cause (the eyes) to
wink.
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The act of
closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time
necessary for such an act; a moment.
A hint given by shutting the eye with a
significant cast.
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