Unscramble winking

Definition of winking

adjective:

• closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight". Synonyms: blinking.

noun:

• a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly. Synonyms: blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink.

verb:

• signal by winking; "She winked at him". Synonyms: wink.
• gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing". Synonyms: blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle.
• briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink". Synonyms: blink, nictate, nictitate, wink.
• force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears". Synonyms: blink, blink away, wink.

Related words

bat, flick, flicker, flutter, palpebrate, palpebration.

Words nearby

sinking, winding, winning.

Rhymes with

blinking, drinking, shrinking, sinking, stinking, thinking, unthinking.