Synonyms for wink

verb

1. To close one eye

   squint, blink, nictate, nictitate, flirt, make eyes at*, bat the eyes*.

2. To twinkle

   sparkle, gleam, blink; see flash 1.

wink usually implies a usually deliberate movement in the quick closing and opening of one or both eyelids one or more times he winked at her knowingly; blink implies a rapid series of such movements, usually performed involuntarily and with the eyes half-shut to blink in the harsh sunlight