Wink

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used without object) 1.1 to close and open one or both eyes quickly. 1.2 to close and open one eye quickly as a hint or signal or with some sly meaning (often fol. by at ) 1.3 (of the eyes) to close and open thus; blink. 1.4 to shine with little flashes of light; twinkle 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to close and open (one or both eyes) quickly; execute or give (a wink). 2.2 to drive or force by winking (usually fol. by back or away ) 2.3 to signal or convey by a wink. 3 Noun 3.1 an act of winking. 3.2 a winking movement, esp. of one eye in giving a hint or signal. 3.3 a hint or signal given by winking. 3.4 the time required for winking once; an instant or twinkling 3.5 a little flash of light; twinkle. 3.6 the least bit 4 Verb phrase 4.1 wink at, to ignore deliberately, as to avoid the necessity of taking action 5 Synonyms 5.1 noun 5.2 verb 5.3 phrasal verb

Verb (used without object)

to close and open one or both eyes quickly.

to close and open one eye quickly as a hint or signal or with some sly meaning (often fol. by at )

She winked at him across the room.

(of the eyes) to close and open thus; blink.

to shine with little flashes of light; twinkle

The city lights winked in the distance.

Verb (used with object)

to close and open (one or both eyes) quickly; execute or give (a wink).

to drive or force by winking (usually fol. by back or away )

She attempted to wink back the tears.

to signal or convey by a wink.

Noun

an act of winking.

a winking movement, esp. of one eye in giving a hint or signal.

a hint or signal given by winking.

the time required for winking once; an instant or twinkling

I'll be there in a wink.

a little flash of light; twinkle.

the least bit

I didn't sleep a wink last night.

Verb phrase

wink at, to ignore deliberately, as to avoid the necessity of taking action

to wink at minor offenses.

Synonyms

noun

bat , blink , flash , gleam , glimmer , glitter , nictate , nictitate , sparkle , squinch , squint , twinkle , flash * , instant , jiffy * , minute , second , shake * , split second * , twinkle * , twinkling * , nictation , nictitation , crack , moment , trice , twinkling , coruscation , flicker , glance , glint , spark

verb

bat , nictate , nictitate , twinkle , flash , flicker , glimmer , coruscate , glance , gleam , glint , glisten , glister , glitter , scintillate , shimmer , spangle , sparkle

phrasal verb

connive at , disregard , ignore , pass over