wink
/wɪŋk/verb
उच्चारण विंक
आँख मारना; टिमटिमाना
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as idiom
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[I]
to close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to somebody; (of a light) to shine with an unsteady light
आँख मारना; टिमटिमाना
- He winked at me.
- The street magician winked at the audience before pulling a coin out of a child's ear.
- She winked at her brother to show the joke was a secret.
+ 3 more examples
- The old man winked and offered the child a sweet.
- Stars winked in the dark sky.
- He winked as he handed me the exam paper.
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[C]
an act of winking
आँख का इशारा; झपकी
- I didn't sleep a wink.
- Radhika was so nervous before the exam that she did not get a wink of sleep.
- He gave me a wink across the room.
+ 3 more examples
- The boy was too excited to sleep a wink.
- With a wink and a smile, she left the stage.
- She didn't get a wink of sleep because of the noise.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
wink at sb
Use at after wink for the person to whom the signal is sent; it is a private or friendly signal.
संकेत जिस व्यक्ति को भेजा जाए उसके लिए 'wink' के बाद 'at' आता है; यह निजी या मित्रतापूर्ण संकेत है।
- Radhika winked at her brother to keep him quiet.
- He winked at me across the room.
wink (noun) / a wink
As a noun, a wink is a single quick closing of one eye; it is countable.
Noun के रूप में 'a wink' एक आँख को एक बार तेज़ी से बंद करना है; यह countable है।
- He gave her a wink when the teacher turned away.
not sleep a wink / not get a wink of sleep
In negatives, a wink means even a small amount of sleep.
निषेधात्मक वाक्यों में 'a wink' का अर्थ थोड़ी-सी भी नींद है।
- I did not sleep a wink before the interview.
wink at sth (ignore)
Wink at also means to pretend not to see something wrong, which is a formal idiom.
'Wink at' का अर्थ किसी गलत बात को देखकर भी अनदेखा करना भी है, जो एक औपचारिक मुहावरा है।
- Officials cannot wink at illegal construction.
+Collocations 4
verb + wink
give acatch anot sleep aexchange aget a
- He gave the child a friendly wink.
adverb + wink
quicklyslylycheekilyplayfullyknowingly
- The grandfather winked slyly at his granddaughter.
wink + noun
wink of sleepwink and a nodwink of an eye
- The match ended in the wink of an eye.
forty winks
take forty winkshave forty winksneed forty winks
- Grandfather takes forty winks after lunch.
“More examples 5
- The magician winked at the audience before the final trick.
जादूगर ने अंतिम करतब से पहले दर्शकों की ओर आँख मारी।
- She did not sleep a wink on the night train.
वह रात की ट्रेन में ज़रा भी नहीं सोई।
- With a wink, he passed the note to his friend.
आँख मारकर उसने अपने मित्र को पर्ची थमा दी।
- The stars winked in the clear night sky.
साफ़ रात के आकाश में तारे टिमटिमा रहे थे।
- The police cannot wink at such crimes.
पुलिस ऐसे अपराधों की ओर से आँख नहीं मूँद सकती।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He winked to me.
✓ He winked at me.
The person receiving a wink is shown with at.
आँख मारने के प्राप्तकर्ता को 'at' से दर्शाया जाता है।
✗ She winked with her eye.
✓ She winked.
Wink already means closing an eye, so with her eye is not needed.
'Wink' का अर्थ ही आँख बंद करना है, इसलिए 'with her eye' अनावश्यक है।
✗ I did not sleep a winks.
✓ I did not sleep a wink.
After a, the singular wink is required.
'A' के बाद singular 'wink' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Wink, blink and glance all involve the eyes, but only wink is a signal.
Wink, blink और glance तीनों आँखों से जुड़े हैं, पर संकेत केवल wink है।
Closing one eye deliberately as a signal.
संकेत के रूप में जानबूझकर एक आँख बंद करना।
- He winked at me.
Closing both eyes quickly, usually without intending to.
दोनों आँखों को तेज़ी से बंद करना, प्रायः अनजाने में।
- The light made her blink.
¶Idioms 1
forty winks
a short sleep, especially during the day
झपकी, थोड़ी देर की नींद
- Grandfather likes to have forty winks after lunch.
- I managed to catch forty winks on the train.
?Which word?
Keep apart wink (close one eye) and blink (close both eyes quickly).
Wink (एक आँख बंद करना) और blink (दोनों आँखें जल्दी झपकाना) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Not sleep a wink (not sleep at all), forty winks (a short sleep), in the wink of an eye (very quickly), wink at sth (pretend not to notice something wrong).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: not sleep a wink (बिलकुल न सोना), forty winks (छोटी नींद, झपकी), in the wink of an eye (पलक झपकते), wink at sth (गलत चीज़ को न देखने का बहाना करना)।