- eye-wink
- eyeˈ-wink noun (Shakespeare)1. A rapid lowering and raising of the eyelid2. A glance3. The time of a wink• • •Main Entry: ↑eye
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Wink — Wink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winking}.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G. winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan. vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanch?n to waver, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wink — vb Wink, blink both mean to move one s eyelids. Wink usually means to close and open the eyelids rapidly and usually involuntarily {houses so white that it makes one wink to look at them Dickens} or to close one eye part way mischievously or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Wink — Wink, n. 1. The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment. [1913 Webster] I have not slept one wink. Shak. [1913 Webster] I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink. Donne.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wink — (v.) O.E. wincian to nod, wink, from P.Gmc. *wenkanan (Cf. Du. wenken, O.H.G. winkan, Ger. winken), a gradational variant of the root of O.H.G. wankon to stagger, totter, O.N. vakka to stray, hover, from PIE *weng to bend, curve. The meaning… … Etymology dictionary
