Definition
In a state of winking; blinking or closing the eyes briefly.
Etymology
From 'a-' plus 'wink.' The combination creates the sense of being in the act or state of winking, following the productive 'a-' adverbial pattern of Middle English.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare and his contemporaries loved 'a-' words for creating cinematic moments—'awink' perfectly captures that split-second eye closure in a single poetic word!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ አንድ እንደ ነው
in-sa a-nd e-n-de ne-w
BNবাংলা
চোখ বন্ধ করা
cho-kh bondh kor-a
CACatalà
parpadejar
par-pa-de-jar
CSČeština
mrknout
mrk-nout
DEDeutsch
Zwinkern
tsvin-kern
ELΕλληνικά
βλέμμα
bleh-mah
ESEspañol
guiño
gwee-nyoh
FISuomi
pilkistää
pil-kis-taa
FRFrançais
clin d'œil
klin duh-zwah
GUGU
એક ચશ્માં
ay-ek chas-ma
HIहिन्दी
एक पलक झपकना
ek palak jhap-kana
HUMagyar
pillant
pee-lan-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersin
ber-sin
ITItaliano
bacio d'occhio
baht-cho dee-ok-kheeoh
KO한국어
눈 깜빡임
nun kampparkim
MRMR
एक पलक झपकायला
ek palak jhap-ka-y-la
MSBahasa Melayu
pandang
pan-dang
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ဖက်
la-khep-ay
NLNederlands
knipperen
knip-per-en
PLPolski
mrugnąć
mroo-gnyet
PTPortuguês
piscar
pee-skar
RORomână
aparenta
ah-pa-ren-tah
RUРусский
подмигнуть
podmignut'
SVSvenska
klicka
klick-ah
SWKiswahili
kutazama
koo-ta-za-ma
TAதமிழ்
கண்களை மடித்தல்
gan-gka-lai ma-dit-tal
TEతెలుగు
చూపు మూయడం
choo-pu moo-ya-dam
THไทย
กระพริบตา
kra-plib-tah
TRTürkçe
göz kırpmak
goz krip-mak
UKУкраїнська
посміхнутися
pos-mikh-nu-ty-sa
URاردو
آنکھ مٹھانے
an-kh mat-ha-nay
VITiếng Việt
nháy mắt
nhay mat