"wink" meaning in English

See wink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪŋk/ Audio: en-us-wink.ogg [US] Forms: wink [singular], winks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The act of shutting an eye and then quickly open it.
    Sense id: simple-wink-en-noun-rgaURlLH

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɪŋk/ Audio: en-us-wink.ogg [US] Forms: wink [canonical], winks [third-person, singular], winked [past], winked [past, participle], winking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you wink, you shut your eye and then quickly open it.
    Sense id: simple-wink-en-verb-N4NJAooD
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