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Adjective winking has 1 sense
  1. blinking, winking - closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight"
    Antonyms: open, opened (indirect, via closed)
,Noun winking has 1 sense
  1. blink, eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation - a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
    --1 is a kind of reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
    --1 has particulars: palpebration
    Derived form: verb wink3
,Verb wink has 4 senses
  1. wink - signal by winking; "She winked at him"
    --1 is one way to     gesticulate, gesture, motion
    Derived forms: noun wink2, noun winker1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
    --2 is one way to radiate
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  3. blink, wink, nictitate, nictate - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
    --3 is one way to act involuntarily, act reflexively
    Derived forms: noun wink3, noun winker1, noun winking1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  4. wink, blink, blink away - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"
    --4 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
    Derived form: noun wink2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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