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quick as a wink

quick as a wink adverb: in a speedy or fast manner.

Adverb

quick as a wink (not comparable)

  1. (simile) In a speedy or fast manner.

Synonyms of quick as a wink

Questions about quick as a wink

What does quick as a wink mean?
Quick as a wink means in a speedy or fast manner.
What part of speech is quick as a wink?
Quick as a wink is an adverb.

Words near quick as a wink in the dictionary

  1. quick access recorder
  2. quick access recorders
  3. quick and dirty
  4. quick as a flash
  5. quick as a fox
  6. quick as a wink
  7. quick as lightning
  8. quick as thought
  9. quick as winking
  10. quick bankruptcies
  11. quick bankruptcy

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