guiñar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blink verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
- twink noun (slang) A young, slim, attractive gay man, typically without much body hair.
- wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.
- yaw noun The rotation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle from side to side around its vertical axis.
Senses
guiñar is used for these senses in English:
- blink To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
- blink (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- twink To twinkle; to sparkle.
- wink (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
- yaw (intransitive, aviation) To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.
blink — full definition
- verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
- verb To flash on and off, especially at regular intervals.
- verb To back down or show hesitation in a standoff, as in the phrase "blink first."
- noun The act of quickly closing and opening the eyes, or a very brief moment.
twink — full definition
- noun (slang) A young, slim, attractive gay man, typically without much body hair.
- verb To twinkle or sparkle briefly.