What are some alternative words for wink?
Synonyms for wink
wɪŋk
This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term wink.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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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, twinklingwink(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 blinkblink, 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 eyewink(verb)
signal by winking
"She winked at him"
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twinkle, flash, nictate, nictitate, winkle, blink, blink awayflash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle(verb)
gleam or glow intermittently
"The lights were flashing"
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scintillate, winkle out, blink away, shoot, scoot, flash, swank, show off, nictitate, blink, winkle, scud, nictate, twinkle, dart, flaunt, dash, ostentateblink, wink, nictitate, nictate(verb)
briefly shut the eyes
"The TV announcer never seems to blink"
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winkle, blink away, flash, blink, twinkle, nictate, nictitatewink, blink, blink away(verb)
force to go away by blinking
"blink away tears"
Synonyms:
winkle, blink away, flash, blink, twinkle, nictate, nictitate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
wink(v)
Synonyms:
nictate, nictitate, overlook, ignore, connive at
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#486 | second | |
#1174 | flash | |
#1981 | minute | |
#2258 | moment | |
#2783 | instant | |
#2851 | beat | |
#3843 | pulse | |
#3887 | flashing | |
#4440 | glance | |
#5175 | shoot | |
#8587 | dash | |
#9730 | blink | |
#15944 | dart | |
#16626 | wink | |
#16632 | flare | |
#16642 | nod | |
#18435 | heartbeat | |
#23765 | newsflash | |
#27279 | blinking | |
#29626 | twinkle | |
#29664 | flicker | |
#29869 | fanfare | |
#32558 | swank | |
#39743 | flickering | |
#40632 | jiffy | |
#48204 | trice | |
#54185 | twinkling | |
#56541 | scoot | |
#58210 | winkle | |
#59155 | scud | |
#65430 | winking | |
#66031 | flaunt | |
#71655 | pulsation | |
#111166 | newsbreak | |
#118932 | ostentation | |
#206655 | flashbulb | |
#240368 | flashgun | |
#314059 | photoflash |
How to use wink in a sentence?
The moon is a wink of God eye, and the sun is the heat of His heart for our Love.
Santa -- wink, wink.
That really took a load off my mind, i had not slept a wink for days.
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.
I walked into the Speedway and I purchased $ 10 worth of individual Powerball tickets, i honestly felt so lucky that I did look up at the camera and I wanted to wink at it cause I just had that lucky feeling.
Translations for wink
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- picar l'ullet, fer l'ulletCatalan, Valencian
- mrkat, blikatCzech
- blinkeDanish
- zuzwinkern, zwinkernGerman
- κλείνω το μάτιGreek
- guiño, guiñarSpanish
- iskeä silmää, silmänräpäys, vilkkua, silmänisku, tuikkia, vilkuttaaFinnish
- clin d'œil, faire un clin d'œil, cligner des yeuxFrench
- priob, priobadh, caogadh, caogScottish Gaelic
- blikka, blikkIcelandic
- attimoItalian
- 瞬くJapanese
- conniveo, nictoLatin
- डोळा मारणेMarathi
- knipogen, ogenblik, flonkeren, knipoog, twinkelenDutch
- mrugnąćPolish
- [[piscar]] ([[o]] [[olho]]), piscada, piscadelaPortuguese
- ch'ipihyay, ch'illmipakuyQuechua
- мигать, подмигивать, миг, мерцать, подмигнуть, подмигиваниеRussian
- ми̑г, намигнути, namignuti, mȋgSerbo-Croatian
- రెప్పపాటుTelugu
- พริบThai
- kaş göz etmek, göz kırpmakTurkish
- підморгуванняUkrainian
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