eye-wink

She gave him a playful eye-wink from across the room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A very brief moment: "eye-wink" refers to an extremely short period of time, comparable to the duration of an eye closing and opening.
   • A quick glance: It can also mean a rapid look or a subtle signal given with the eye.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • I'll be back in an eye-wink. (A very short time; almost immediately.)
  • He gave her an eye-wink from across the room. (A quick glance or a subtle signal with the eye.)

Advanced Usage

• "in the blink of an eye-wink": an emphatic expression meaning extremely quickly.

  • The car disappeared in the blink of an eye-wink. (It vanished almost instantaneously.)

• "not an eye-wink": a phrase meaning without any hesitation or delay.

  • He agreed without an eye-wink. (He agreed immediately, without pausing to think.)

Variants and Related Words

• Eye-winking (adj): happening in a very short time; instantaneous.
  • An eye-winking decision was made. (A decision made very quickly.)

Synonyms

• Instant: a very brief moment.
• Flash: a sudden, brief occurrence.
• Blink: the action of closing and opening the eyes quickly.

Idioms

• In an eye-wink: very quickly; almost immediately.

  • She solved the puzzle in an eye-wink. (She solved it very fast.)

• At the wink of an eye: used to emphasize extreme speed.

  • The magician made the rabbit disappear at the wink of an eye. (The rabbit vanished instantly.)