Synonyms for winking
wink·ing

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1. blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictationadjective

   a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

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

   Antonyms:
   open, opened

2. blinking, winkingadjective

   closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

   "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"

   Synonyms:
   crashing(a), blooming(a), blinking(a), flaming(a), bally(a), bloody(a), blinking

   Antonyms:
   opened, open

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1. winkingnoun

   Synonyms:
   nictation

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1. winkingnoun

   Synonyms:
   nictation, nictitation

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1. Andy Duncan:

   The eccentricity I value is essentially benign, a harmless individualism that reflects a unique, cockeyed view of the world, and spices up what otherwise might be a mundane menu, these eccentrics tend to be self-aware and tongue in cheek. They're winking at us. Some eccentrics, moreover, are just visionaries ahead of their time, like the early advocates of such eccentric notions as animal welfare.

2. Elizabeth Warren:

   It comes in all sorts of flavors : racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia. It comes in all sorts of forms : nasty personal attacks. Trolling on Twitter. Winking at white supremacists. It all adds up to the same thing : the politics of division.