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silmällinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.

Senses

silmällinen is used for these senses in English:

  • wink A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

wink — full definition

  1. verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.
  2. verb To blink both eyes quickly, often without meaning to.
  3. verb Followed by "at": to deliberately ignore something, pretending not to notice.
  4. verb To flicker or gleam unsteadily, like a light in the distance.
  5. noun The act of winking, or the private signal sent by doing so.

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