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winkings

winkings is the plural 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 winkings

What is winkings the plural of?
Winkings is the plural of winking.

Words near winkings in the dictionary

  1. winking at
  2. winking monkey
  3. winking monkeys
  4. winking owl
  5. winkingly
  6. winkings
  7. winkle
  8. winkle out
  9. winkle picker
  10. winkle pickers
  11. winkle squeeze

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