Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eyewink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eye-wink
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instant, a short moment.

noun

The winking of an eye.

Example Sentences

"As to age, Bead could not form any clear impression; he might have been twenty, or forty. All of this visual perception occurred in an eyewink of time […]"
"It vanished out of sight with exceeding speed; Rapid it was; A burst of brilliance which lasted less than an eyewink."
"Dogs were conditioned to give an eyewink to light by pairing a light and a puff of air to the cornea."
"Simply by observing the antecedents to the movement, we can tell, for example, whether an eyewink has occurred voluntarily […]"

Etymology

From eye + wink.

Inflected Forms

eyewinks (plural)

Questions

What does eyewink mean?: An instant, a short moment.
Where does eyewink come from?: From eye + wink.

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