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Rarewinking
The correct spelling is winking.
How to pronounce winking
verb
Say it like: Win-kin-g
The correct spelling is winking. To close one's eyes in sleep. For example: "He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent."
Usage Examples
“He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent.”
Meanings
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.
- 5.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.)
noun
- 1.The act of someone who winks.
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