wink

²wink

noun

Definition of WINK

1

: a brief period of sleep : nap <catching a wink>

2

a : a hint or sign given by winking b : an act of winking

3

: the time of a wink : instant <quick as a wink>

4

: a flicker of the eyelids : blink

Examples of WINK

1. Her wink told me she was just kidding.
2. “I knew you could do it,” he said with a wink.

First Known Use of WINK

14th century

Related to WINK

Synonyms: catnap, doze, drowse, forty winks, kip [chiefly British], siesta, snooze, ¹nap

Related Words: repose, rest; slumber; bed

Near Antonyms: aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever; infinity, lifetime

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