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  • noun Plural form of wink.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wink.

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Examples

  • Palin winks and waves her Alaska pageant bikini over her head every time someone asks her a 'books-smart' question that no one provided her with a flashcard answer to.

    Poll: Limbaugh most influential conservative, say Americans 2009

  • She stops in her tracks, astonished at the millions of twinkly winks from the inky sea.

    Shane Gericke guest blogs today... 2008

  • She stops in her tracks, astonished at the millions of twinkly winks from the inky sea.

    February 2008 2008

  • Will they stop getting phone calls and personal attention and winks from the coolest, dreamiest guy on Earth? — susan k.

    Clinton Camp Riven by Dissent - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • * Chodin winks back, slaps hands together, folds middle fingers together and rotates hands as to form both middle fingers wiggling, one pointing up and one pointing down*

    HELEN HUNT DIRECTS 2008

  • “My red 40-yard pin winks out about the same time I should no longer be shooting at that distance,” he says.

    What You Need to Hunt Early-Season Bucks 2008

  • Kepler finds planets by detecting almost imperceptible 'winks' - the tiny amount of dimming that occurs each time a planet moves across the face of a star.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • Kepler finds planets by detecting almost imperceptible 'winks' - the tiny amount of dimming that occurs each time a planet moves across the face of a star.

    Today.Az 2010

  • I received 10 emails and 12 "winks" - a sort of cyber cough, expressing vague and soon to dissipate interest - in my first few days, which was useful, because I am too shy and too terrified (and too proud) to email anyone.

    Life and style | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • (knock wood) winks from a very cute guy another thank-you note from a student

    Felix et errabunda XXIII 2009

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