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 ).
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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So they've been for ages, and so they will be, winking down through the dark upon you an' me an' others like us, to teach us by their wisdom.
From Peregrine's Progress by Jeffery Farnol