📖 Definitions of "Winked"
verb
- 1
To close one's eyes in sleep.
- 2
To close one's eyes.
- 3
Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
- 4
To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Winked"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| blinkverb | (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly. |
| nictitateverb | (transitive) to wink or blink |
| nictateverb | (intransitive) To wink or blink; (of certain animals) to close the nictating membrane. |
| twinkleverb | (of a source of light) To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer. |
| twinklingnoun | Sparkling intermittently. |
| flashverb | (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently. |
| triceverb | (transitive) To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope. |
| blink of an eyenoun | (idiomatic) A moment (a very short period of time). |
| jiffynoun | (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. |
| instantverb | (obsolete, transitive) To urge, press (someone); to insist on, demand (something). |
| new york minutenoun | (informal) An instant; an extremely short time. |
| split secondnoun | Alternative form of split-second. [(chiefly attributive) A stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson.] |
| winkleverb | Synonym of winkle out (“to acquire or extract with difficulty”). |
| blink awayverb | force to go away by blinking |
| twinkledverb | (of a source of light) To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer. |
| flickeredverb | (intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light. |
| glimmeredverb | (intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light. |
| glintedverb | (intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly. |
| blinked | Affected with blinking. |
| squintedverb | (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression. |
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