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Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me.
Donald E. Westlake

Meaning of "wink at" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WINK AT

wink at play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINK AT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wink at is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES WINK AT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wink at in the English dictionary

The definition of wink at in the dictionary is to connive at; disregard.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINK AT

wingover
wings
wingspan
wingspread
wingsuit
wingy
winier
winiest
winish
wink
Winkelried
winker
winking
winkingly
winkle
winkle-pickers
winkler
winless
winna
winnability

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINK AT

come at
drive at
get at
go at
go crook at
have a shot at
have a smack at
have at
in at
keep at
not look at
not much to look at
on at
pick at
point the finger at
poke fun at
poke mullock at
stick at
talk at
throw the book at

Synonyms and antonyms of wink at in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wink at» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINK AT

Find out the translation of wink at to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wink at 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 at» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

眼色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guiño a
570 millions of speakers

English

wink at
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर पलक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تغمز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подмигивать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piscar para
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাকা চোখে তাকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fermer les yeux sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wink at
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zuzwinkern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

でウインク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

윙크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wink ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm ngơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்மூடித்தனமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोळे मिचकावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Göz kırpmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ammiccare a
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przymykać oczy na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підморгувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu ochiul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το μάτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wink
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blinka åt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blunke til
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wink at

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINK AT»

The term «wink at» is normally little used and occupies the 112.350 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINK AT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wink at

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3 QUOTES WITH «WINK AT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wink at.
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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.
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Gina Philips
All these horror movies are slasher film now. I like them, they're fun, but they wink at the audience and you're really not terrified through the movie.
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Donald E. Westlake
Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINK AT»

Discover the use of wink at in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wink at and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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
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Thesavrvs Lingvae Latinae Compendiarivs Or, A Compendious ...
To wink at, от upon, to give, or lip one the wink, Alicui adniitare vtl lignum oculis dare. Ht n'.ddttb ttoii, and winktth at another, alii ad- nutat, alii .lrlniit.lt. «J Ht tip! me the wink, that Iflnuld not fptak to him, oculis mihi fignum dédit ne fe appellarem.
Robert Ainsworth, 1751
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A Wink at Midnight
Angela Madigan is intelligent, beautiful and cunning. She's a selfish, tightly-structured clinical psychologist more concerned about her hair than her patients. It will take a bolt of lightning to change Angela Madigan.
Sandra Dorsett, 2006
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Happy Families
Wink at the bank manager. Wink at the teller. Wink at the driver. Wink at everybody. “They'll all understand, because that's what your father did. You just say: 'My name's Pagan, and Don Leonardo sent me.' They'll all understand. But don't ...
Carlos Fuentes, 2012
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The Taylor Men: Finding Favor in Her Eyes and Loving Myles
Mike, who sat on Robbie's 'parent side', caught the action and nodded to Stan who continued to wink at Robbie. Soon both men were enjoying Robbie's frustration in trying to get one eyelid to work separately from the other in a wink. Across ...
Shirley Harrington-Moore, 2006
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The Big Book of Boy Stuff
If a player sees someone wink at him, he says, "I've been assassinated!" and drops out of the game. If the assassin can get all the other players out but one, he wins. (If there is only one person left for the assassin to wink at, it is a little too easy ...
Bart King, 2004
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Jugel's universal magazine, ed. by F.A. Catty
Some people appear never to wink at all, just as il their eves had no lids to diem, and they cousc- qupiitlv observe every thing that is deformed, unsightly, disagreeable, or revolting in the world; which is. of course, an inconceivable satisfaction ...
‎1844
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Simon's Saga for the SAT I Verbal
You're not supposed to wink at a guy you've just met. Even in the new millennium guys were, at least nominally, supposed to be the aggressors. The girl, of course, had to maintain at least an appearance of decorum She could not show her ...
Philip Geer, 2002
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Simon's Saga for the SAT, 2nd Ed.
You re not supposed to wink at a guy you've just met. Even in the new millennium guys were, at least nominally, supposed to be the aggressors. The girl, of course, had to maintain at least an appearance of decorum. She could not show her ...
Philip Geer, 2008
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A Companion to Alfred Hitchcock
But how can a fictional character, a woman who has no real existence, wink at us ? She is Barbara Harris. But how can an actress who as I write is almost as old as Hitchcock was when he made Family Plot be this vibrant young woman who, ...
Thomas Leitch, Leland Poague, 2011

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINK AT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wink at is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review of WINK at Theatre503 – A Triumph
Wink at Theatre503 I have to admit, having read the précis of Wink, I entered Theatre 503 with some trepidation last night. Yet another virtual reality play. Another ... «London Theatre News, Reviews Interviews and Tickets, Mar 15»
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Sex hotline pensioner labels Abbott's wink at her call 'sleazy' and …
The pensioner whose work on a phone sex hotline earned a prime ministerial wink on Wednesday has labelled Tony Abbott's reaction to her call “sleazy” and ... «The Guardian, May 14»
3
Barry West, Tennessee County Commissioner, Draws Backlash For …
I wonder what would Mr. West's response would be if the same photo was posted by someone with a caption that says: 'How to Wink at Mr. West, a Coffee ... «Huffington Post, May 13»
4
Winkers: the jeans that wink at you
The amusingly named Winkers, whose buttock-eyes appear to wink coquettishly at anybody following the wearer, are the invention of William A. Jones, a retired ... «Metro, Aug 09»

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