verb Download 🔗Share To close one's eyes in sleep. Examples : "The tired kitten was finally winking, its little paws twitching as it drifted off to sleep. " body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.) Examples : "He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent." communication action body human sign language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The act of someone who winks. Examples : "His constant winking at the back of the classroom was distracting the other students. " communication body action sign Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading