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Antonyms for wink
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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, 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, 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, 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, nictitate

  7. wink, blink, blink awayverb

    force to go away by blinking

    "blink away tears"

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 1 vote

  1. winkverb

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

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  1. closed

    not opening and closing your eye but shutting it

    he lay there winking he lay there eyes closed

    Submitted by anonymous on May 20, 2020  

How to use wink in a sentence?

  1. Earth WIV:

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

  2. William Shakespeare:

    I have not slept one wink.

  3. Van Jones:

    The commander in chief refused to condemn White supremacy on the global stage in front of my children, in front of everybody's families, and he was given the opportunity multiple times to condemn White supremacy and he gave a wink and a nod to a racist, Nazi, murderous organization, that's the only thing that happened tonight.

  4. Stefanie Bagby:

    Santa -- wink, wink.

  5. Charles Whitehead:

    Paid for the video but not paid for the tweets? Well, I mean, nudge nudge wink wink, if the substance is that I’m in fact getting paid to tout the security, even if the contract says I’m only getting paid for the video — too bad, so sad. You cannot get around the law that easily.

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