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winkin'

winkin' is the pronunciation spelling of winking.

Meaning of winking

Noun

winking (plural winkings)

  1. The act of someone who winks.
    • I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple […]1828, The Harvard Register: no. I-XII, March, 1827-Feb. 1828, page 153

Questions about winkin'

What is winkin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Winkin' is the pronunciation spelling of winking.

Words near winkin' in the dictionary

  1. Winkfield
  2. Winkfields
  3. Winkhill
  4. winkie
  5. winkies
  6. winkin'
  7. winkiness
  8. winking
  9. winking at
  10. winking monkey
  11. winking monkeys

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