The act of someone who winks.

present participle of wink

plural of winking

(colloquial) To turn a blind eye (to something); to make an indirect reference to something unspoken, especially something indecent.

(chiefly Britain) Synonym of periwinkle

(obsolete, intransitive) To close one's eyes in sleep. / (intransitive) To close one's eyes. / (intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.

(tiddlywinks) Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”)

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking. / A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks. / A brief time; an instant. / The smallest possible amount.

simple past tense and past participle of wink

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wink