wink

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wink[1,verb] wink[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹wink
Pronunciation: 'wi[ng]k
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wincian; akin to Old High German winchan to stagger, wink and perhaps to Latin vacillare to sway, Sanskrit vañcati he goes crookedly
intransitive verb
1 : to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing
2 : to close and open the eyelids quickly
3 : to avoid seeing or noting something -- usually used with at
4 : to gleam or flash intermittently : TWINKLE <her glasses winking in the sunlight -- Harper Lee>
5 a : to come to an end -- usually used with out b : to stop shining -- usually used with out
6 : to signal a message with a light
transitive verb
1 : to cause to open and shut
2 : to affect or influence by or as if by blinking the eyes