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winking

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. 1.To close one's eyes in sleep.
  2. 2.To close one's eyes.
  3. 3.Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
  4. 4.To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
  5. 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. 1.The act of someone who winks.

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