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winks at

winks at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wink at.

Meaning of wink at

Verb

wink at (third-person singular simple present winks at, present participle winking at, simple past and past participle winked at)

  1. (idiomatic) To turn a blind eye to (something); to corruptly ignore (some wrongdoing); to pretend not to have seen (something); to signal one's approval of (illicit activities) while maintaining the ability to plausibly deny knowing about it; to tolerate or tacitly encourage (inappropriate, immoral or illegal behavior).

Questions about winks at

What is winks at the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Winks at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wink at.

Words near winks at in the dictionary

  1. Winkley
  2. Winkleys
  3. winkling
  4. winkling out
  5. winks
  6. winks at
  7. winksome
  8. winkt
  9. Winkton
  10. Winkworth
  11. winkworthite

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