wink

1. 1.

   a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

   “if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash”

   Synonymsblink of an eyeflashheartbeatinstantjiffysplit secondtricetwinklingNew York minute

   Broadermoment
2. 2.

   closing one eye quickly as a signal

   Broaderfacial expression
3. 3.

   a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

   Synonymsblinkeye blinkblinkingwinkingnictitationnictation

   Broaderreflex

   Narrowerpalpebration

Other forms of wink

plural

winks·

past tense

winked·

present participle

winking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about wink

What does wink mean?

wink means "signal by winking". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wink?

wink has 1 syllable: wink. In IPA it is /ˈwɪŋk/.

What is another word for wink?

Close synonyms include flash, blink, twinkle, winkle, blink. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wink a common word?

wink is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.