Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tip the wink

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
tip the wink
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give (somebody) a hint or suggestion, as if by a wink; to ask or tell surreptitiously.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

tips the wink (present, singular) tipping the wink (participle, present) tipped the wink (participle, past) tipped the wink (past)

Questions

What does tip the wink mean?
To give (somebody) a hint or suggestion, as if by a wink; to ask or tell surreptitiously.

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