German-English translations for zwinkern

• blink
  The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first.
  She blinked her tears away.
  The blinking text on the screen was distracting.
• squint
  The children squinted to frighten each other
  to squint an eye
  He looks handsome although hes got a slight squint.
• twinkle
  We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance.
  His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly.
  He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.
• wink
  He winked at me.She winked her eye.He winked his assent
  The film includes a wink to wartime rationing.

Related words

• Augenzwinkern
• zuzwinkern
• augenzwinkernd