Winking

Examples

• Never mind him, my dear,' said the Jew, winking at Mr. Dawkins, and giving Master Bates a reproving tap with the nozzle of the bellows. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• No, winking isn't ladylike. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I saw your winking and whispering, the day I took him out of the factory; but you don't come it over me that way. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I'm used to plodding in the mud, returned Jo, winking hard, because she would have died rather than openly wipe her eyes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• He stopped winking though, when Tom spoke, and began grinning like a superannuated monkey. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Selecting the letter from the bundle, the little lawyer laid it at Mr. Pickwick's elbow, and took snuff for two consecutive minutes, without winking. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Do you know, Lignum, says Mrs. Bagnet, casting a glance on the table-cloth, and winking salt! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The chair was an ugly old gentleman; and what was more, he was winking at Tom Smart. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Quite uncertain,' replied Lowten, winking at Mr. Pickwick, as the stranger cast his eyes towards the ground. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Come, come, said James, putting his hand to his nose and winking at his cousin with a pair of vinous eyes, no jokes, old boy; no trying it on on me. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Within half an hour from the first starting, they were beyond the winking lamps, and the more than winking watchmen, and were out upon a lonely road. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Mr. Stryver was lying back on his sofa, winking at his ceiling. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Nod away at him, if you please, like winking! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• I knew the reason why she ran away, said Raffles, winking slowly as he looked sideways at Will. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I'll take it clean out, sir,' replied the man, winking to the company, 'before you can come across the room to get it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

Typist: Psyche