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, 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

Matched Categories

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

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1. winkverb

   Synonyms:
   blink, nictate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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. Stefanie Bagby:

   Santa -- wink, wink.

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. Manuel Franco:

   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.

4. Earth WIV:

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

5. Eddy M Reyes:

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