piscada — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

piscada is used for these senses in English:

• blink The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
• eyeblink An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
• wink An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.

blink — full definition

1. verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
2. verb To flash on and off, especially at regular intervals.
3. verb To back down or show hesitation in a standoff, as in the phrase "blink first."
4. noun The act of quickly closing and opening the eyes, or a very brief moment.

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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