noun
Meaning 1
The act of someone who winks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
winking
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Sound
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CMU ARPABET: W IH1 NG K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of wink
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he stood blinking in the bright sunlight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blinking
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, nictitation, nictation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
Narrower terms: palpebration
History
Etymology
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