winking — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of someone who winks.

   Examples

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   I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple […]

   […] Billy didn’t get to see Dresden do one of the most cheerful things a city is capable of doing when the sun goes down, which is to wink its lights on one by one. ¶ There was a broad river to reflect those lights, which would have made their nighttime winkings very pretty indeed.

Adjective

1. closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

   Synonyms

   blinking

   Examples

   he stood blinking in the bright sunlight

Noun

1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

   Synonyms

   blinkeye blinkblinkingwinknictitationnictation

   Broader terms

   reflexreflex responsereflex actioninstinctive reflexinnate reflexinborn reflexunconditioned reflexphysiological reaction