Synonyms for WINK
wɪŋkwink

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1. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minutenoun

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

   "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

   Synonyms:
   nictitation, second, instant, blinking, flashbulb, pulse, flashgun, eye blink, beat, heartbeat, minute, news bulletin, moment, flash, photoflash, split second, flare, pulsation, winking, flash bulb, wink, nictation, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, blink, fanfare, trice, twinkling

2. winknoun

   closing one eye quickly as a signal

   Synonyms:
   nictitation, instant, blink of an eye, blinking, flash, blink, split second, heartbeat, twinkling, nictation, trice, winking, jiffy, eye blink

3. blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictationverb

   a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

   Synonyms:
   instant, nictitation, blinking, flash, eye blink, split second, blink, heartbeat, jiffy, nictation, trice, winking, wink, twinkling, blink of an eye

4. winkverb

   signal by winking

   "She winked at him"

   Synonyms:
   twinkle, flash, nictate, nictitate, winkle, blink, blink away

5. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkleverb

   gleam or glow intermittently

   "The lights were flashing"

   Synonyms:
   scintillate, winkle out, blink away, shoot, scoot, flash, swank, show off, nictitate, blink, winkle, wink, scud, nictate, twinkle, dart, flaunt, dash, ostentate

6. blink, wink, nictitate, nictateverb

   briefly shut the eyes

   "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

   Synonyms:
   winkle, blink away, flash, blink, twinkle, nictate, wink, nictitate

7. wink, blink, blink awayverb

   force to go away by blinking

   "blink away tears"

   Synonyms:
   winkle, blink away, flash, blink, twinkle, nictate, wink, nictitate

Matched Categories

1. • Act Involuntarily
   • Facial Expression
   • Gesture
   • Moment
   • Radiate

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1. winkverb

   Synonyms:
   blink, nictate

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1. winkverb

   Synonyms:
   nictate, nictitate, overlook, ignore, connive at

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1. List of paraphrases for "wink":

   jiffy, heartbeat, flicker, glance, blinking, flickering, blink, nod

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How to use WINK in a sentence?

1. Xiao Yong:

   I think it's very magical, because the robot's facial expressions are very rich. When I greeted him, he responded. When I asked him to smile, he smiled. He can flirt and wink. It's magical. It's very well made.

2. Ron Fournier:

   Donor maintenance is a term we use in Washington when you go around and pat peopleon the back with a wink and a nod then they send a check to you, it's not directly fundraising but it's kind of fundraising and it sure what this looks like to me.

3. Earth WIV:

   That really took a load off my mind, i had not slept a wink for days.

4. William Shakespeare:

   I have not slept one wink.

5. Barbara Bradley Baekgaard:

   Growing up in Miami Beach, we had Lilly Pulitzer and Laura Ashley. I was used to a lot of color, you could call it a light bulb [ moment ] or a God-wink. I don't know what it was, but we went back and started the company the next day.