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 ).
were winking
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past progressiveof wink.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was as if Mitchell were winking at his fans.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
Trillions of light particles were striking the black disk, and virtually none were winking back up again.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2019
The colourful bursts of weapon fire were winking out.
From Nature ● Apr. 28, 2015
It was as if the Score were winking at their audience, saying: music sounded like that then – just three years earlier! – but this is what it sounds like now.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2014
Lights were winking out from all three floors of the old Perkins place.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
