Synonyms for wink
wɪŋk

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1. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute(noun)

   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. wink(noun)

   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, nictation(verb)

   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. wink(verb)

   signal by winking

   "She winked at him"

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

5. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle(verb)

   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, nictate(verb)

   briefly shut the eyes

   "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

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

7. wink, blink, blink away(verb)

   force to go away by blinking

   "blink away tears"

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

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1. wink(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   blink, nictate

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1. wink(v)

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

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1. List of paraphrases:

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

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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. 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.

3. Jonathan Swift:

   Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than a printed book; convey a libel in a frown, and wink a reputation down.

4. Eddy M Reyes:

   The moon is a wink of God eye in our darker days, and the sun is the heat of his heart for our LOVE.

5. Eddy M Reyes:

   The moon is a wink of God eye, and the sun is the heat of His heart for our Love.

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