Last night I did not get a wink of sleep.
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Wink
//ˈwɪŋk//
Synonyms for "wink" (210 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Strong matches (63)
flag downflareflutterfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghornforty winksgentle hintgesturegive a signalgive the nodglanceglimmerglimmeringglimpseglistengo lightgong buoygreen light
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hailhail and speakhalf a jiffyhalf a mohalf a secondhalf a shakehalf an eyehalf-mastheliographhigh signhinthoist a bannerimplicationindexindicationinklinginnuendoinsinuationinstantinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantintimationjiffjiffykickleerlookmake a signmarker beaconmicrosecondmillisecondminutemomentnap
Verb(3 words)
Related words (105)
nodnudgeparachute flarepeekpeeppilot flagpokepolice whistlepromptquarantine flagquick sightradio beaconraise a cryrapid glancered flagred lightrocketroman candlesailing aidsalute
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scentsecsecondsemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphshadeshakesiestasignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersignalizeslantsmacksnoozesound an alarmsound the trumpetsoupconspar buoysparklespeaksplit secondspoorspot of sleepsquinchsquintsquizstop lightstrokesuggestionsuspicionsymptomtastetelltalethe nodthe winkticktouchtracetracktraffic lighttraffic signaltricetwinktwinkletwinklingtwitchtwo shakesunfurl a flagwatch firewavewave a flagwave the handwhisperwhite flagwigwagwigwag flagwink of sleepyellow flag
Verb(4 words)
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1 entriesis a
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Translations
168 translations across 57 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- δενδίλλω verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- σκαρδαμύσσω verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Arabic
4 entries- غمزة noun (blink of one eye)
- غمزة noun (blink of one eye)
- غَمْزَة noun (blink of one eye)
- غَمَز verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Aramaic
4 entries- רפפא noun (blink of one eye)
- רפפא noun (brief time, instant)
- ܪܦܦܐ noun (blink of one eye)
- ܪܦܦܐ noun (brief time, instant)
Armenian
1 entries- աչքով անել verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Asturian
1 entries- chisgar verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Belarusian
4 entries- падмаргну́ць verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- падмо́ргваць verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- падмі́гваць verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- падмігну́ць verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Bikol Central
1 entries- kiyat verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Bulgarian
2 entries- нами́гвам verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- прими́гвам verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Catalan
2 entries- fer l'ullet verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- picar l'ullet verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 眨 verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- 眨眼 verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- 眨眼睛 verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Czech
4 entries- mrknutí noun (blink of one eye)
- blikat verb (to twinkle)
- mrkat verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- mrknout verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Danish
1 entries- blinke verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Dutch
4 entries- knipoog noun (blink of one eye)
- ogenblik noun (brief time, instant)
- flonkeren verb (to twinkle)
- knipogen verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Esperanto
1 entries- okulsigni verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Finnish
4 entries- silmällinen noun (brief period of sleep — see also forty winks)
- silmänisku noun (blink of one eye)
- silmänräpäys noun (brief time, instant)
- vihjaus noun (subtle allusion)
French
3 entries- clin d'œil noun (blink of one eye)
- cligner de l’œil verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- faire un clin d'œil verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Galician
3 entries- chiscar verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- choscar verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- piscar verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Georgian
2 entries- თვალით ნიშნება verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- თვალის ჩაკვრა verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
German
4 entries- Andeutung noun (subtle allusion)
- Augenblick noun (brief time, instant)
- Augenzwinkern noun (blink of one eye)
- Fingerzeig noun (subtle allusion)
Greek
1 entries- κλείνω το μάτι verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Hebrew
1 entries- קְרִיצָה noun (blink of one eye)
Hungarian
3 entries- szemhunyásnyi noun (brief time, instant)
- szempillantás noun (brief time, instant)
- kacsint verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Icelandic
2 entries- blikk noun (blink of one eye)
- blikka verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Ido
2 entries- palpebrago noun (blink of one eye)
- palpebragar verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Italian
4 entries- ammiccamento noun (blink of one eye)
- attimo noun (brief time, instant)
- batter d'occhio noun (blink of one eye)
- guizzo noun (brief time, instant)
Japanese
2 entries- ウインク noun (blink of one eye)
- 瞬く verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Kazakh
1 entries- көз қысу verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Korean
2 entries- 윙크 noun (blink of one eye)
- 눈을 깜빡이다 verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- көз ирмөө verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- көз кысуу verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Latin
2 entries- conniveo verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- nicto verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Latvian
4 entries- acumirklis noun (brief time, instant)
- mirklis noun (brief time, instant)
- mirkšķināšana noun (blink of one eye)
- pamirkšķināšana noun (blink of one eye)
Lingala
1 entries- liba verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Marathi
1 entries- डोळा मारणे verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Middle English
1 entries- wynken verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Norman
4 entries- clyîn noun (blink of one eye)
- clyîn dg'yi noun (blink of one eye)
- clyinn'ter verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- donner un clyîn verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Norwegian
2 entries- blinke verb (to twinkle)
- blunke verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Old English
1 entries- wincian verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Old High German
1 entries- winchen verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Old Saxon
1 entries- winkon verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Persian
2 entries- چشمک noun (blink of one eye)
- چشمک زدن verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Polish
3 entries- oczko noun (subtle allusion)
- mrugnąć verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- puścić oko verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Portuguese
2 entries- piscada noun (blink of one eye)
- piscar (o olho) verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Quechua
2 entries- ch'illmipakuy verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- ch'ipihyay verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Romanian
3 entries- clipire noun (blink of one eye)
- clipă noun (brief time, instant)
- face cu ochiul verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Russian
4 entries- миг noun (brief time, instant)
- подма́ргивание noun (blink of one eye)
- подми́гивание noun (blink of one eye)
- мерца́ть verb (to twinkle)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- caogadh noun (blink of one eye)
- priobadh noun (blink of one eye)
- priobadh noun (brief time, instant)
- caog verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- mȋg noun (blink of one eye)
- ми̑г noun (blink of one eye)
- namignuti verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- намигнути verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Slovak
3 entries- žmurknutie noun (blink of one eye)
- mrkať verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- mrknúť verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Spanish
4 entries- guiñada noun (blink of one eye)
- guiño noun (blink of one eye)
- bizquear verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- cucar verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Tagalog
1 entries- pagkindat noun (blink of one eye)
Telugu
2 entries- రెప్పపాటు noun (blink of one eye)
- రెప్పపాటు noun (brief time, instant)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- brukim ai verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Turkish
3 entries- göz kırpmak verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- göz kırpmak verb (to twinkle)
- kaş göz etmek verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Ukrainian
2 entries- підмо́ргувати verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- підморгну́ти verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Vietnamese
2 entries- nháy mắt verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
- đá lông nheo verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Walloon
1 entries- clignete noun (blink of one eye)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- milip-milip-boni verb (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
I could hardly get a wink of sleep last night.
Source: tatoeba (30158)
As quick as a wink.
Source: tatoeba (32499)
I scarcely slept a wink.
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Showing 4 of 28 available sentences.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.