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I . wink [wɪŋk] VB intr

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1. wink (close one eye):

wink
mežikati [perf pomežikniti]
to wink at sb
pomežikniti komu

2. wink (twinkle):

wink light
migljati [perf zamigljati]
wink star
svetlikati se [perf zasvetlikati se]
wink star
migotati [perf zamigotati]

3. wink Brit AUTO:

wink
dajati [perf dati znak z lučmi]

II . wink [wɪŋk] VB trans

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III . wink [wɪŋk] N

Usage examples with wink

to not sleep a wink
ne zatisniti očesa
to wink one's eye
pomežikniti z očmi
in the wink of an eye
v hipu
to give sb a wink
pomežikniti komu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Gill says the line was written with a nod and a wink, and it just goes to show how much craftier the obscurantists have become.
en.wikipedia.org
Sometimes it's sheepish, sometimes it's a wink, sometimes it's a come-hither question.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
And that's the key ingredient in ambush marketing: it's one part ingenious, one part good timing, one part light robbery, and two parts wink-wink.
www.cbc.ca
Wink would read a clue to the word, and the contestants had 10 seconds to unscramble the word.
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A smile, a glare, a wink, a three-piece suit, a scientist's white coat, are all suggestive devices that imply more than the immediate action.
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It was intended as a rhetorical question, uttered with an implied wink and a smirk.
www.theatlantic.com
You must be the kind that swings both ways -- wink, wink, nudge, nudge!
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He is famous for his cheeky wink at the start of each performance.
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There's no sly jesting wink towards the camera or attempts to ham up the performance, just an honest portrayal of a man intoxicated with the ideals of chivalry and honour.
www.cine-vue.com
Once done, even those who hanker after the good old days of a nod and a wink will come to prefer a culture of fairness and transparency.
www.independent.ie

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