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WINKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Synonyms:
blink; blinking; eye blink; nictation; nictitation; wink; winking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("winking" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "winking"):
palpebration (repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent))
Derivation:
wink (briefly shut the eyes)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
Example:
he stood blinking in the bright sunlight
Synonyms:
blinking; winking
Classified under:
Similar:
closed; shut (used especially of mouth or eyes)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb wink
Context examples:
“My dear,” said Mr. Omer, “I don't say it's the case with you,” winking at me, “but I say that half the women in Yarmouth—ah! and in five mile round—are mad against that girl.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
"We've got to beat them down," whispered Daisy, winking ferociously toward the fervent sun.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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