wink
• verb 1 close and open one eye quickly as a signal of affection or greeting or to convey a message. 2 shine or flash intermittently. • noun an act of winking. — PHRASES as easy as winking informal very easy or easily. in the wink of an eye (or in a wink) very quickly. not sleep (or get) a wink (or not get a wink of sleep) not sleep at all. — ORIGIN Old English, related to WINCE.
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