Winking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Winking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of wink.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of wink.
More Meanings
- The act of someone who winks.
Example Sentences
I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple […]
[…] Billy didn’t get to see Dresden do one of the most cheerful things a city is capable of doing when the sun goes down, which is to wink its lights on one by one. ¶ There was a broad river to reflect those lights, which would have made their nighttime winkings very pretty indeed.
Word Forms
- winkings
Synonyms for winking
Depending on context, synonyms include shut, closed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shut, closed, palpebration, nictation, eyewink, winkfest.
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