wink
/ˈwɪŋk/
verb6
noun7
forms
winked · winkt · winking · winketh · winks
Phrases with wink
- nudge nudge wink winkA phrase used to hint that the speaker is euphemistically referring to something else.
- sleep a winkTo sleep at all.
- tip the winkTo give (somebody) a hint or suggestion, as if by a wink; to ask or tell surreptitiously.
- wink atTo turn a blind eye to (something); to corruptly ignore (some wrongdoing); to pretend not to have seen (something); to signal one's approval of (illicit activities) while maintaining the ability to plausibly deny knowing about it; to tolerate or tacitly encourage (inappropriate, immoral or illegal behavior).
- wink outto come to an end; to stop