Past tense of wink
regular verb
The past tense of wink is winked. The past participle is also winked.
Forms of wink
| Base form (V1) | wink /ˈwɪŋk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | winked /wɪŋkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | winked /wɪŋkt/ |
| Present participle | winking |
| Third person singular | winks |
Winked in a sentence
- He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent.
- The three bored, interchangeable booth babes winked and flirted vapidly; he had already forgotten their names.From the entry vapidly
- "I mean, purely for theraphy research purposes, of course." She winked at me.2020, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Feels Like Falling, page 311. From the entry decult
- Avoiding the Taceval man's gaze the 'chiefie' winked and pulled a face.2017, Richard Pike, Phantom Boys, volume 2. From the entry chiefie
- 'Not that daft if it stops their bommie getting nicked.' Jack winked at Terry.2014, Trevor Hoyle, Down the Figure 7, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry bommie
Meaning of wink
- verb To close one's eyes in sleep.
- verb To close one's eyes.
- verb Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
Questions about the past tense of wink
- What is the past tense of wink?
- The past tense of wink is winked.
- What is the past participle of wink?
- The past participle of wink is winked.
- Is wink a regular or irregular verb?
- Wink is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wink (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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