Synonyms:
blink_of_an_eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split_second, trice, twinkling, wink, New_York_minute
Meaning: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
wink
Meaning: signal by winking; "She winked at him"
Synonyms:
flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle
Meaning: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
Synonyms:
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
Meaning: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
Usage examples
"You old fat rascal!" he chuckled, with a wink.
Why, I haven't had a wink of sleep these three weeks!'
You'd never sleep a wink all night, ma'am, if you took tea at eleven o'clock."
"No, indeed," said I, amused at his query and the funny wink that accompanied it.
With this he slammed down the lid of the chest, and the noise made them all wink.
Or even if I any ways should want a wink or two,' added Sloppy, after a moment's apologetic reflection, 'I could take 'em turning.
That wink, distorted as it was, gladdened Toby's heart immensely, and took away nearly all the sting of the scolding with which Uncle Daniel greeted him when he reached home.
Then the Princess gave her maid a wink, and this time she whisked off the wig; and there lay the lad so lovely, and white and red, just as the Princess had seen him in the morning sun.
In a matter of seconds, Chris could see what it was becoming, and before he could wink ten times, a balloon with a basket hanging from it, quite big enough for two boys, hung swaying in the air.
A wink from Mr. Lord must have been intended to convey a great deal, because, owing to the defect in his eyes, it required no little exertion, and even then could not be considered as a really first-class wink.