Main Entry: ¹wink

Pronunciation: \ˈwiŋk\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wincian; akin to Old High German winchan to stagger, wink and perhaps to Latin vacillare to sway, Sanskrit vañcati he goes crookedly

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb 1 : to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing
2 : to close and open the eyelids quickly
3 : to avoid seeing or noting something —usually used with at
4 : to gleam or flash intermittently : twinkle <her glasses winking in the sunlight — Harper Lee>
5 a : to come to an end —usually used with out b : to stop shining —usually used with out
6 : to signal a message with a lighttransitive verb 1 : to cause to open and shut
2 : to affect or influence by or as if by blinking the eyes