Another word for wink

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wink

v.

To close one eye
squint, blink, nictate, nictitate, flirt, make eyes at*, bat the eyes*.
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

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Another word for wink

verb

To open and close the eyes rapidly:
bat¹, blink, nictate, nictitate, twinkle. See repetition, see
To shine with intermittent gleams:
blink, flash, flicker, glimmer, twinkle. See continue, light
To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks:
coruscate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle. See light

phrasal verb wink at

To pretend not to see:

blink (at), connive at, disregard, ignore, pass over. Idioms: be blind to, close (or shut) one's eyes to, look the other way, turn a blind eye to. See see

noun