| Front | wink |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, nounBrE /wɪŋk/NAmE /wɪŋk/verb 1 [intransitive] ~ (at sb) to close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to sb, or to show sth is a joke He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. compare blink 2 [intransitive] to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off blinkWe could see the lights of the ship winking in the distance. ˈwink at sth to pretend that you have not noticed sth, especially sth bad or illegal noun an act of winking, especially as a signal to sb He gave her a knowing wink. see also forty winks not get/have a ˈwink of sleep| not sleep a ˈwink to not be able to sleep I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.  I hardly slept a wink.  more at a nod and a wink a nod is as good as a wink at nod n., nudge nudge wink winka nudge and a wink at nudge n., tip sb the wink at tip v. |
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