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 ).
winkingly
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a word derived from
wink.
Example Sentences
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Sometimes he winkingly refers to the fraud allegations against him.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
The film’s elaborately choreographed production numbers offer a new way for Ferrell and Reynolds, neither of whom had previous dance experience, to explore the winkingly self-referential humor they’re known for as actors.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Wayne is an inheritor, too, of Vonnegut’s style — winkingly funny, brisk, broadly satirical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
And as for Mary’s displeasure at Chase for “chasing cinema,” it reminds me of just how much “The Sopranos” winkingly dealt with its own inescapable cinematic legacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
And teen-age kids from Milagro who boxed down in the Chamisaville High School always winkingly attributed their victories to the fact that they had had El Brazo Onofre in their corner.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
