noun🔗ShareGuiñoAn act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking."The teacher gave the student a few winks as encouragement during the presentation, letting them know they were doing a good job. "El profesor le hizo unos cuantos guiños al estudiante como aliento durante la presentación, haciéndole saber que estaba haciendo un buen trabajo.communicationbodysignactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSueño, cabezadaA brief period of sleep; especially forty winks."After a long day at work, all I wanted was a few winks on the couch before dinner. "Después de un largo día de trabajo, lo único que quería era una cabezada en el sofá antes de la cena.timephysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn instante, un momentoA brief time; an instant."The opportunity disappeared in a few winks. "La oportunidad desapareció en unos instantes.timeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMínima cantidad, pizcaThe smallest possible amount."He didn't sleep a wink last night, worrying about the exam. "No durmió ni una pizca anoche, preocupado por el examen.amountnothingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGuiño, insinuaciónA subtle allusion."The film includes a wink to wartime rationing."La película incluye un guiño al racionamiento en tiempos de guerra.communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGuiñaTo close one's eyes in sleep."The baby, tired from playing all day, slowly winked and fell asleep. "El bebé, cansado de jugar todo el día, guiñó lentamente y se durmió.physiologybodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGuiñaTo close one's eyes."The bright sunlight winks as it reflects off the water. "El sol brillante guiña cuando se refleja en el agua.bodyphysiologyactionsensationcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGuiñaTo close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink."The bright sunlight winks in and out of my eyes as I walk to school in the morning. "La luz brillante del sol guiña dentro y fuera de mis ojos mientras camino a la escuela por la mañana.physiologybodysensationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGuiña el ojoTo 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.)"He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent."Él me guiñó el ojo. Ella guiñó su ojo. Él guiñó su asentimiento.communicationactionsignhumanbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParpadear, centellearTo gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker."The distant streetlights winked on and off in the wind. "Las farolas distantes parpadeaban intermitentemente con el viento.appearancenaturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFicha de tiddlywinksA disc used in the game of tiddlywinks."During the tiddlywinks tournament, players carefully flicked their winks into the pot. "Durante el torneo de tiddlywinks, los jugadores lanzaron cuidadosamente sus fichas de tiddlywinks en el bote.gameitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHierba doncella(Chiefly British) Periwinkle."After a morning spent collecting winks on the beach, Sarah had enough for a delicious seafood stew. "Después de una mañana recolectando hierba doncella en la playa, Sarah tenía suficiente para un delicioso guiso de mariscos.foodanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
