wink
verb (used without object)
to close and open one eye quickly as a hint or signal or with some sly meaning (often followed byat ).
had winked
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past perfectof wink.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The official reported that Flynn had winked when she mentioned the “favor,” court papers say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
Either the tiny relict population had winked out, or the original sightings had been in error.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021
President Trump reacted with a joke after finding out North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had winked at Trump's then-press secretary, Sarah Sanders, she writes in her forthcoming memoir, according to reports.
From Fox News ● Sep. 3, 2020
The same thing had occurred a generation earlier when a philanthropically-supported organization, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, effectively changed the norm which had winked at drunk-driving.
From Forbes ● Mar. 29, 2015
Bright stars decorated the darkness above, and she wondered if they were the same stars that had winked at her so far away in her homeland.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
