wink

nouns

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
"if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink
closing one eye quickly as a signal
wink
is a type of (narrower)
a gesture executed with the facial muscles
facial expression, facial gesture
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking

verbs

signal by winking
"She winked at him"
wink
is derived from
winker
is a type of (narrower)
show, express or direct through movement
"He gestured his desire to leave"
gesticulate, gesture, motion
gleam or glow intermittently
"The lights were flashing"
blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle
briefly shut the eyes
"The TV announcer never seems to blink"
blink, nictate, nictitate, wink
is derived from
winker
is derived from
winking
force to go away by blinking
"blink away tears"
blink, blink away, wink