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wink

/wɪŋk/

wink in

wink on

wink out

winknoun

winks

/wɪŋk/

Translations

подмигивание

She gave him a wink to let him know she was joking.

Она дала ему подмигивание, чтобы он понял, что она шутит.

Definitions

A brief closing and opening of one eye, often as a signal or hint.

She gave him a wink to let him know she was joking.

A very short period of time; an instant.

He was gone in a wink, leaving everyone surprised.

Synonyms

winkverb

winked

Past Simple

winked

Past Participle

winking

Gerund

/wɪŋk/

Translations

подмигивать

He likes to wink at his friends to make them laugh.

Он любит подмигивать своим друзьям, чтобы их рассмешить.

Additional translations

моргать

Definitions

To close and open one eye quickly, typically as a signal or hint.

She winked at him to let him know she was joking.

To shine with a flickering or twinkling light.

The stars winked in the night sky.

Synonyms

winkinterjection

Used parenthetically (often repeated) to signal innuendo or that something should be understood implicitly.

Definitions

Used—often in the repeated form "wink, wink"—to suggest that a statement carries an implied, usually risqué or secret, meaning.

"He said he was going to 'study' with her, wink, wink."