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quick as winking

quick as winking adverb: synonym of quick as a wink.

Adverb

quick as winking (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Synonym of quick as a wink.
    • And then I got a shock, for a couple of ragged patriots standing close by, leaned over as Elliot moved, their eyes shining viciously, and quick as winking out came their pops, and I saw them ready and willing, yes, darned anxious to shoot.1916, Adventure, volume 13, numbers 1-3, page 129
    Synonyms:
    quick as a wink

Synonyms of quick as winking

Questions about quick as winking

What does quick as winking mean?
Quick as winking means synonym of quick as a wink.
What part of speech is quick as winking?
Quick as winking is an adverb.

Words near quick as winking in the dictionary

  1. quick as a flash
  2. quick as a fox
  3. quick as a wink
  4. quick as lightning
  5. quick as thought
  6. quick as winking
  7. quick bankruptcies
  8. quick bankruptcy
  9. quick bread
  10. quick breads
  11. quick brown fox

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