zwinkern

Meaning

to blink, wink

Concepts

wink

😉

blink

twinkle

close one’s eyes

Synonyms

blinzeln

blinken

sterben

💀

zuzwinkern

die Augen schließen

mit den Augen zwinkern

Translations

parpadear

guiñar

😉

pestañear

knipperen

knipogen

😉

sbattere le ciglia

piscar

pinken

tintelogen

ammiccare

😉

ciller

cligner

cligner de l’œil

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

zwitzere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtsvɪŋkərn/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: twinken

Cognate with English: twink

In summary

From Middle High German zwinken (“to blink; twinkle”) + -ern (iterative suffix), of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly ultimately imtiative.
Cognate with Middle English twinken (“to blink; twinkle”). More at English twink.