Meaning of "wink" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WINK

Old English wincian; related to Old Saxon wincon, Old High German winchan, German winken to wave.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WINK

wink  [wɪŋk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINK

Wink is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wink in English.

WHAT DOES WINK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wink

A wink is a facial expression made by briefly closing one eye. A wink is an informal mode of non-verbal communication usually signaling shared hidden knowledge or intent.

Definition of wink in the English dictionary

The first definition of wink in the dictionary is to close and open one eye quickly, deliberately, or in an exaggerated fashion to convey friendliness, etc. Other definition of wink is to close and open momentarily. Wink is also to force away by winking.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WINK

PRESENT

Present

I wink

you wink

he/she/it winks

we wink

you wink

they wink

Present continuous

I am winking

you are winking

he/she/it is winking

we are winking

you are winking

they are winking

Present perfect

I have winked

you have winked

he/she/it has winked

we have winked

you have winked

they have winked

Present perfect continuous

I have been winking

you have been winking

he/she/it has been winking

we have been winking

you have been winking

they have been winking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I winked

you winked

he/she/it winked

we winked

you winked

they winked

Past continuous

I was winking

you were winking

he/she/it was winking

we were winking

you were winking

they were winking

Past perfect

I had winked

you had winked

he/she/it had winked

we had winked

you had winked

they had winked

Past perfect continuous

I had been winking

you had been winking

he/she/it had been winking

we had been winking

you had been winking

they had been winking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wink

you will wink

he/she/it will wink

we will wink

you will wink

they will wink

Future continuous

I will be winking

you will be winking

he/she/it will be winking

we will be winking

you will be winking

they will be winking

Future perfect

I will have winked

you will have winked

he/she/it will have winked

we will have winked

you will have winked

they will have winked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been winking

you will have been winking

he/she/it will have been winking

we will have been winking

you will have been winking

they will have been winking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wink

you would wink

he/she/it would wink

we would wink

you would wink

they would wink

Conditional continuous

I would be winking

you would be winking

he/she/it would be winking

we would be winking

you would be winking

they would be winking

Conditional perfect

I would have wink

you would have wink

he/she/it would have wink

we would have wink

you would have wink

they would have wink

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been winking

you would have been winking

he/she/it would have been winking

we would have been winking

you would have been winking

they would have been winking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wink
we let´s wink
you wink

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wink

Past participle

winked

Present Participle

winking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WINK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wink» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of wink

bat · blink · flash · flutter · gleam · glimmer · glimmering · nictate · nictation · nictitate · nictitation · shimmer · shine · sparkle · twinkle

TRANSLATION OF WINK

Find out the translation of wink to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wink from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wink» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 眨眼
• Translator English - Spanish: guiñar
• English: wink
• Translator English - Hindi: पलक
• Translator English - Arabic: يَغْمِزُ
• Translator English - Russian: подмигивать
• Translator English - Portuguese: piscar os olhos
• Translator English - Bengali: চক্ষুর পলক
• Translator English - French: cligner de l’œil
• Translator English - Malay: Wink
• Translator English - German: zwinkern
• Translator English - Japanese: ウインクする
• Translator English - Korean: 눈을 깜박거리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Wink
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nháy mắt
• Translator English - Tamil: கண் சிமிட்டும்
• Translator English - Marathi: डोळे मिचकावणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kırpmak
• Translator English - Italian: strizzare l’occhio
• Translator English - Polish: mrugnąć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: моргати
• Translator English - Romanian: a face cu ochiul
• Translator English - Greek: κλείνω το μάτι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wink
• Translator English - Swedish: blinka
• Translator English - Norwegian: blunke

10 QUOTES WITH «WINK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wink.

1

Jason Calacanis

I only take causes or write about things that I am passionate about, and I do it with a certain flair and a sort of wink and a nod.

2

Andy Cohen

Ultimately, it's not my job to judge the 'Housewives' - we don't editorialize on the show; we really leave it to the audience. We have a certain wink, which is the Bravo wink. We may linger on a shot or we may let something play out longer, but we leave it to you.

3

Willie Geist

My dad is so unique in what he does. It's not like I'm taking a torch from him and doing his thing. I hope I've carried from him a little bit of a sense of irony, a little bit of a wink.

4

Topher Grace

I have a really dry sense of humor. I don't think it's funny when people wink at the camera. That's more of an actor thing, just committing to whatever the thing is.

5

Jack Kerouac

Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.

6

Earl Long

Don't write anything you can phone. Don't phone anything you can talk. Don't talk anything you can whisper. Don't whisper anything you can smile. Don't smile anything you can nod. Don't nod anything you can wink.

7

John Marston

Wink and shut their apprehensions up.

8

H. L. Mencken

If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl.

9

George Jean Nathan

I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I don't know one who wouldn't fall down the first open coal hole running after the first pretty girl who gave him a wink.

10

David Nevins

I like stories with a collision of disparate tones. Look at 'Shameless' or 'House of Lies'. They go from big, silly, and comedic to very real dramatic moments in the wink of an eye.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINK»

Discover the use of wink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way

In this small book Wink offers a precis of his whole thinking about this issue, including the relation of Jesus and his message to politics and nonviolence, the history of nonviolent efforts, and how nonviolence can win the day when others ...

Walter Wink, 2003

Wink

In Wink, Ed Hotaling tells this wonderful story--this American story--in all its rich and vibrant power. Ed Hotaling is the nation's preeminent authority on early American horse racing.

Ed Hotaling, 2006

The Powers That Be

Equipped with this fresh world view, we can embark on a new relationship with God and our world into the next millennium. From the Hardcover edition.

Walter Wink, 2010

Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (And Doesn't Work), ...

" --Miami Herald "After reading Economix I felt like I understood many fundamental aspects about the way the world works that I had been too lazy to learn about before . . . Economix is a book I'm going to buy and give to people.

Michael Goodwin, 2012

John the Baptist in the Gospel Tradition

Dr Wink examines the treatment of John in the Gospels, Acts and the Q source.

Walter Wink, 2006

Indo-Islamic society: 14th - 15th centuries

This third volume of Andre Wink's acclaimed and pioneering "Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World" takes the reader from the late Mongol invasions to the end of the medieval period and the beginnings of early modern times in the ...

André Wink, 2004

Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World ...

Final volume in Wink's Powers trilogy.

Walter Wink, 1992

Wink: A Collection of Poetry and Short Stories

The poetry and stories in section 1 are from Families published separately in conjunction with Writershed, the Women Writers Workshop, a group Kay founded in 2011, now on Amazon and Kindle.

Kay Yendole, 2012

Never Wink at a Worried Woman: A For Better Or For Worse ...

Art imitating life is what happens in Johnston's perennially popular comic strip, "For Better or For Worse." In this newest collection, life is progressing for each character in the Patterson family.

Lynn Johnston, 2005

Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to Be Noticed

Although ninjas should be silent and use stealth, Wink finds his enthusiasm gets him into trouble with his teacher until he finds the perfect way to express both traits.

J. C. Phillipps, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wink is used in the context of the following news items.

The CEO of New York startup Quirky steps down in the wake of lay …

For more than a month, the company has been struggling to raise funding for its main invention platform, as well as for Wink, Quirky's Internet of Things ... «Business Insider, Aug 15»

Quirky's CEO: Quirky is out of money and needs to find funds for …

Quirky, a startup that develops products for others, has no money left and is trying to raise money for its Wink platform for automating lights, locks and other home ... «Fortune, Jul 15»

LCSO: 2 dead in San Carlos Park

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Authorities are on the scene of a death investigation at a home on Unique Circle in the San Carlos Park area. Family members tell WINK ... «Wink News, Jul 15»

Wink syncs up with Amazon Echo

The move brings Wink-compatible smart-lighting products like plug-in switches from Lutron and Leviton and the GE Link Connected LED under Amazon Echo's ... «CNET, Jul 15»

2 dead in Lehigh Acres crash

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- Authorities are on the scene of a deadly crash on Milwaukee Boulevard near Homestead Road. Florida Highway Patrol officials tell WINK ... «Wink News, Jun 15»

Report: Spurs may agree to 'wink-wink' deal with Tim Duncan in …

The San Antonio Spurs have as much uncertainty as just about anyone heading into next season. And before any of it can begin to be sorted out, the team is ... «NBCSports.com, Jun 15»

Willbros Downstream Engineering is Once Again Wink Engineering …

Wink's partnership with BCP will allow the Company to continue to grow as a regional and national leader in engineering design and project execution. Driven ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»

Exclusive: Quirky ditches device manufacturing, preps for new …

Its home automation spinoff, Wink, may also see additional investment in a separate ... It also may have a different relationship with Wink, a wholly-owned home ... «Fortune, Jun 15»

Wink smart hubs knocked offline, require fix after borked security …

The downside of smart homes has become painfully clear to some Wink owners, whose systems got knocked offline over the weekend. Wink traced the issue to ... «TechHive, Apr 15»

Big shark caught on video on Bonita Beach shoreline

A family tells WINK News they were in the water on Sunday when they spotted something lurking nearby. They say it looked like a dolphin but they jumped out of ... «Wink News, Mar 15»