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Meaning of "winkingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WINKINGLY

winkingly  [ˈwɪŋkɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINKINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Winkingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WINKINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of winkingly in the English dictionary

The definition of winkingly in the dictionary is with a wink or winks.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINKINGLY


achingly
ˈeɪkɪŋlɪ
breathtakingly
ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋlɪ
half-jokingly
ˌhɑːfˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ
heartbreakingly
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkɪŋlɪ
jokingly
ˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ
kingly
ˈkɪŋlɪ
mockingly
ˈmɒkɪŋlɪ
painstakingly
ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋlɪ
prankingly
ˈpræŋkɪŋlɪ
shockingly
ˈʃɒkɪŋlɪ
shrinkingly
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋlɪ
spankingly
ˈspæŋkɪŋlɪ
stinkingly
ˈstɪŋkɪŋlɪ
strikingly
ˈstraɪkɪŋlɪ
takingly
ˈteɪkɪŋlɪ
thinkingly
ˈθɪŋkɪŋlɪ
unblinkingly
ˌʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋlɪ
unshrinkingly
ʌnˈʃrɪŋkɪŋlɪ
unthinkingly
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋlɪ
unwinkingly
ʌnˈwɪŋkɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINKINGLY

wingsuit
wingy
winier
winiest
winish
wink
wink at
Winkelried
winker
winking
winkle
winkle-pickers
winkler
winless
winna
winnability
winnable
winnard
Winnebago
winned

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINKINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of winkingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «winkingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINKINGLY

Find out the translation of winkingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of winkingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «winkingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

winkingly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

winkingly
570 millions of speakers

English

winkingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

winkingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

winkingly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

winkingly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

winkingly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

winkingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

winkingly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengingatkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

augenzwinkernd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

winkingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

winkingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Winkingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

winkingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

winkingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

winkingly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

winkingly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

winkingly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

winkingly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

winkingly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

winkingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winkingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

winkingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

winkingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of winkingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINKINGLY»

The term «winkingly» is normally little used and occupies the 136.715 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINKINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «winkingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «winkingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINKINGLY»

Discover the use of winkingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to winkingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Affinities and Extremes: Crisscrossing the Bittersweet ...
... have proceeded multiplyingly, often by threes or tripartites, as any Balinist or Indo- European might. Again I echo the late Roland Barthes, winkingly, at a nexus where he happens to be echoing (winkingly?) his own odd trio of Loyola, Fourier ...
James A. Boon, 1990
2
The Knickerbocker
... enjoying the present, pokes his head into the ring between the sailor and a flower-girl, and winkingly looks on with a saturnine expression of quiet approbation. The dance begins. The girl waves her tamborine at arm's-length over her head, ...
‎1862
3
The History of Surfing
In April 1981, just a few weeks before the Dewey Weber Longboard Classic, an oversized Aussie pro surfer and boardmaker named Simon Anderson walked toward the shorebreak at Bells Beach holding a new type of board he'd winkingly  ...
Warshaw, Matt, 2011
4
Religion and poetry: being selections spiritual and moral, ...
Soon o'er their sodden nature wine prevails ; Decanters triumph, and the drunkard fails : As weary tapers at some wondrous rout, Their strength departed, winkingly go out. Each spirit flickers till its light is o'er, And all are darken'd, who were ...
Robert Montgomery, 1847
5
Poetry in Pieces: César Vallejo and Lyric Modernity
No salgas. Dios, como si sospechase algún flujo sin reflujo ay. Paletada facial, resbala el telón cabe las conchas. Acrisis. Tilia, acuéstate.32 This micro-story of pain not only comments on its own inaccessibility (as the speaker winkingly states, ...
Michelle Clayton, 2010
6
Queer Universes: Sexualities in Science Fiction
Yet she acknowledged that hers was probably a minority taste, at least among traditional fans, for whom Barbarella's cheerful ribaldry might seem dreadfully unserious – or, as Merril winkingly implied, vaguely threatening to the adolescent  ...
Wendy Gay Pearson, Veronica Hollinger, Joan Gordon, 2010
7
Nixon in the World: American Foreign Relations, 1969-1977
One unnamed administration aide seemed to confirm the doubts, telling Newsweek winkingly, “We had a problem and we decided to make the most of it.” The chatter infuriated Kissinger, who charged that the press had manufactured a “crisis ...
Fredrik Logevall, Andrew Preston, 2008
8
Keyframes: Popular Cinema and Cultural Studies
conventions continue to pile up in the number, e.g., a poker game where Pinko winkingly wonders whether he'll get the king, sitting in the lap of his anointed, poor frazzled Prem. The comedy of gender reversal is a standard in Bollywood, as in ...
Matthew Tinkcom, Amy Villarejo, 2003
9
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the ...
Upon its display on a mantle in the Village Club, the artifact was identified as the Doubleday Ball, and so it is winkingly termed today in its exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Gathering baseball relics, documents, and literature proved difficult  ...
John Thorn, 2012
10
Print, Visuality, and Gender in Eighteenth-Century Satire: ...
That is, by providing biographical information on the dunces' “real-life” models— by citing specific details about follies that the poem winkingly circumlocutes—the notes mimic the Figure 6.1 Alexander Pope, The Dunciad, in Four Books. Printed  ...
Katherine Mannheimer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINKINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term winkingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kinsey shares rousing new single “Wide Awake” — listen
After years honing his multi-instrumental skills playing with other outfits, he's finally set to release his debut solo effort as Kinsey. Winkingly dubbed My Loneliest ... «Consequence of Sound, Aug 15»
2
Winkingly sticky situations hound 'Ted 2's' unlikely best friends
If you're not too eager to get into the nitty-gritty of those issues' socio-political ramifications, the winking and self-deprecating cameos turned in by Liam Neeson ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
3
From cabaret to big top, more 'El Grande' laughs
Jennifer Edward's loopy lighting, Sarah Figoten Wilson's garish costumes, Jeff Gardner's cracked sound and Jeff Faeth's wacky props winkingly contribute to the ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
In Praise of Christina Applegate, The Best Thing in the New 'Vacation'
(The role's scattered history is winkingly acknowledged in a scene where Rusty looks through old family photos and glimpses the otherwise unexplained ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
5
Review: A delightful 'Return Flight' from Pittsburgh New Music …
Although splitting it into thirds diminished its charm, players performed with winkingly robotic precision. The world premiere of Pittsburgh composer Amy ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Sherlock's Last Case at Kinetic Theatre
I am relatively sure Watson exits one scene into what has been established as a closet, and the story frequently drops into comic-book stuff, albeit winkingly so, ... «PGH City Paper, Jul 15»
7
Watch Hillary Clinton winkingly ask: 'Don't you someday want to see …
Hillary Clinton's speech at the 30th anniversary gala of EMILY's List on Tuesday night is arguably most memorable for what she didn't mention: The flap around ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 15»
8
Katy Perry's Super Bowl
Perry started off as a gospel singer before giving up her wholesome values for winkingly naughty, assembly-line pop songs; she has always seemed like the ... «The New Yorker, Feb 15»
9
Beauty isn't skin-deep for Angelica, Assunta and Angeline
She vividly mines Estelle's insecurities in a delicious, laugh-out-loud portrayal that is alternately rip-roaring and heartbreaking in its winkingly wicked pertinence. «Inquirer.net, Oct 14»
10
Snoop Dogg Celebrates 1 Million YouTube Subscribers with 'WFTV …
It's a funk-leaning two-and-a-half-minute jam where Snoop winkingly raps about his many phases (“I reinvented myself seven times/ Going on eight”) and his ... «Radio.com News, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Winkingly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/winkingly>. Apr 2024 ».
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