To close and open the eyelids quickly; of the eyes, to be opened and shut quickly; blink; nictitate.To shut the eyes; close the eyelids so as not to see.To be wilfully blind or ignorant; avoid notice or recognition, as of an annoying or troublesome fact; ignore; connive: often followed by at.To close the eyes in sleep; sleep.To convey a hint, wish, insinuation, etc., by a quick shutting and opening usually of one eye.To twinkle; shine with quick, irregular gleams; flash; sparkle.To close and open quickly: as, to wink the eyelids or the eyes.To move, force, or remove by winking: as, to wink back one's tears.n. A quick shutting and opening of the eyelids; especially, such a movement of one eye made as a signal; hence, a hint, insinuation, command, etc., conveyed by or as by winking.n. A nap; sleep.n. The time required for winking once; a very short space of time; a moment: referring usually to sleep.n. A twinkle; a sparkle; a flash.n. A periwinkle. See periwinkle, and first quotation under wash, n., 13.