TOP

Definition of wink verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    wink

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//wɪŋk//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they wink
     
    he / she / it winks
     
    past simple winked
     
    -ing form winking
     
     
    jump to other results
  1. 1[intransitive] wink (at somebody) to close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to someone, or to show something is a joke He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. compare blink
  2. 2[intransitive] to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off synonym blink We could see the lights of the ship winking in the distance.
    3. Phrasal Verbswink at
See wink in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation: wink

Nearby words