Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
wink
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb
1 ~ (at sb) [V] 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.
compareBLINK
2 [V] (written) to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off
SYNBLINK:
We could see the lights of the ship winking in the distance.
PHRASALVERBS
wink 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.
seealsoFORTYWINKS
IDIOMS
not get / have a wink of sleep