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- noun Plural form of
wink . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
wink .
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Examples
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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
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She stops in her tracks, astonished at the millions of twinkly winks from the inky sea.
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She stops in her tracks, astonished at the millions of twinkly winks from the inky sea.
February 2008 2008
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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
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* 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
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“My red 40-yard pin winks out about the same time I should no longer be shooting at that distance,” he says.
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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
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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
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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.
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(knock wood) winks from a very cute guy another thank-you note from a student
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