winks

Quick eye signals

Winks is the plural of wink—brief closures of one eye, typically signaling complicity, flirtation, or playful intent: She gave him a few winks across the room.

To catch forty winks is to take a short nap.

As a verb form, winks describes the action: He winks at the camera whenever he tells a joke.

flirtatious

blink

Rapid lid movement

coy · playful · teasing · suggestive · alluring · charming · cheeky · sly · coquette · dalliance

conspiratorial

nudge

Gentle push to prompt

complicity · insider · understanding · silent · acknowledgment · code · unspoken · collusion · hint · gesture

twinkle

sparkle

Emit flashing light

flash · gleam · flicker · shine · starlight · glitter · blink · strobe · luminous · beacon

playful

mischievous

Playfully causing trouble

prankish · cheeky · naughty · arch · elfin · whimsical · jocular · tongue-in-cheek · knowing · ribbing

sleep

nap

Brief daytime rest

catnap · forty · rest · quick · stolen · brief · drowsy · tired · eyelids · drooping

Categories
Opposites
eye contact duration

winksstares

Prolonged fixed looks

gazes · glares · ogles · gawks · eyes wide open

communicative intent

winksglares

Hostile piercing looks

scowls · glowers · cold stare · death stare · poker face

visual attention state

winksgapes

Stares with mouth agape

goggle-eyes · eyes wide open

Phrases
Family

wink, twinkle, twinkling, winking, winked, twinkled, twinkles, winker, unwinking

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G