winking
- present participle of wink.
Example Sentences
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If you can’t get enough of that show’s visual irony, metatextual references and winking at entertainment tropes, here’s 10 more episodes of the same feeling, only Earthbound.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Through female solidarity, she said with a raised eyebrow and a winking smile, women can “stand up to anything, and anyone.”
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Just before his dinner toast, Charles quoted a Shakespearean plea for peace -- but ended with a winking reference.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
These three novellas were written in the 1920s, after the fall of the empire, and in their baroque translation by John Batki they cast back upon bygone times with wistfulness, charm and winking humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
“That I am not,” he said, winking, to the vast delight of the onlookers.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
