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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wink at

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
wink at
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To turn a blind eye to (something); to corruptly ignore (some wrongdoing); to pretend not to have seen (something); to signal one's approval of (illicit activities) while maintaining the ability to plausibly deny knowing about it; to tolerate or tacitly encourage (inappropriate, immoral or illegal behavior).

Inflected Forms

winks at (present, singular) winking at (participle, present) winked at (participle, past) winked at (past)

Synonyms

connive at

Questions

What does wink at mean?
To turn a blind eye to (something); to corruptly ignore (some wrongdoing); to pretend not to have seen (something); to signal one's approval of (illicit activities) while maintaining the ability to plausibly deny knowing about it; to tolerate or tacitly encourage (inappropriate, immoral or illegal behavior).

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