winked (out)

verb

past tense of wink (out)
as in stopped
to come to an end she mused that it was as if her affection for him had just winked out one day

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for winked (out)
  1. stopped
  2. ended
  3. expired
  4. concluded
  5. ceased
  6. halted
  7. left off
  8. broke off
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • If only the Hornets could have stopped the game after one possession apiece.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Mitchell ended the night with 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 shooting on threes and seven assists.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That ended a 144-minute scoreless streak for Angel City keeper Angelina Anderson.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • Raki McGregor ‘not going to apologize’ CMS’ contract with SYDKIMYL expired in January.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
  • After leaving a lawsuit in Texas to file in Boone County, he was granted a temporary restraining order that expired before the season began.
    — PJ Green November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of expired
Verb
  • The statement said development work could continue on the property once the court proceedings have concluded.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Scrutiny is also mounting of Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which continued last night; a UN commission concluded on Monday that these attacks constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • The flagship journal has stopped accepting manuscripts and grant reviews, fundraisers, and educational activities have ceased.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After dramatically reducing the number of children in hotels over the past three years, DHS ceased the practice entirely in November 2025.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • In particular, Steven Tyler gave no evidence of the vocal injury that halted the abortive 2023 tour.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Virgin Galactic halted commercial flights of its previous vehicle, VSS Unity, in 2024.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • OpenAI’s agents coordinated their behavior in ingenious ways, including writing secret messages in a file system so that even when one AI colony was erased, a future colony could pick up the hack where the previous one left off.
    — Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Trustee chair Moncrief said in the official statement that Boschini would pick up where Pullin left off with regard to TCU’s growth plan.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of left off
Verb
  • Ernest took a pretzel from his pocket and broke off pieces for Lyndon Johnson.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • After Kao’s 2020 indictment, the University of South Carolina broke off the partnership.
    — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of broke off
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

winked (at)
winked (out)
winking
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Winked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winked%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of candidate

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

Ten More Words from Taylor Swift Songs

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
couple-laugh-cafe
Quiz: Foreign Phrases You Should Know Check out your bona fides and avoid any faux pas.
See All