wink
1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (Freq. 1)
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
• Syn:
blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy,
split second, trice, twinkling, New York minute
• Derivationally related forms:
flash (for: flash)
• Hypernyms:
moment, mo, minute, second, bit
2. closing one eye quickly as a signal
• Hypernyms:
facial expression, facial gesture
3. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
• Syn:
blink, eye blink, blinking, winking, nictitation, nictation
• Derivationally related forms:
nictate (for: nictation), nictitate (for: nictitation), wink (for: winking), blink (for: blinking), blink (for: blink)
• Hypernyms:
reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex,
inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
• Hyponyms:
palpebration
1. signal by winking (Freq. 10)
- She winked at him
• Derivationally related forms:
winker
• Hypernyms:
gesticulate, gesture, motion
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
2. gleam or glow intermittently (Freq. 3)
- The lights were flashing
• Syn:
flash, blink, twinkle, winkle
• Derivationally related forms:
twinkle (for: twinkle), twinkler (for: twinkle), blinker (for: blink), flash (for: flash), flasher (for: flash)
• Hypernyms:
radiate
• Hyponyms:
flicker, flick
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
3. briefly shut the eyes (Freq. 1)
- The TV announcer never seems to blink
• Syn:
blink, nictitate, nictate
• Derivationally related forms:
nictation (for: nictate), nictitation (for: nictitate), winker, winking, blink (for: blink), blinking (for: blink)
• Hypernyms:
act involuntarily, act reflexively
• Hyponyms:
palpebrate, bat, flutter
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. force to go away by blinking
- blink away tears
• Syn:
blink, blink away
• Derivationally related forms:
blink (for: blink)
• Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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