sleep a wink

verb

To sleep at all.

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Meanings

verbsleep a wink (third-person singular simple present sleeps a wink, present participle sleeping a wink, simple past and past participle slept a wink)

present singular third person sleeps a wink · participle present sleeping a wink · participle past slept a wink · past slept a wink

  1. idiomaticTo sleep at all.

    I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink

    1968, “I'm So Tired”, in John Lennon (lyrics), The Beatles, performed by the Beatles

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
catch some z'scrashsleep

Origin

From Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" Act III Scene IV.

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Translations

Bulgarian не съм мигнал
  • не съм мигнал (ne săm mignal)Translations
Finnish nukkua silmällinen
  • nukkua silmällinenTranslations
French ne pas fermer l'œil
  • ne pas fermer l'œilTranslations
German kein Auge zutun, kein Auge zumachen
  • kein Auge zutunTranslations
  • kein Auge zumachenTranslations
Greek δεν έκλεισα μάτι
  • δεν έκλεισα μάτι (den ékleisa máti)Translations
Hungarian egy szemhunyásnyit sem alszik
  • egy szemhunyásnyit sem alszikTranslations
Portuguese não pregar olho
  • não pregar olhoTranslations
Swedish sova en blund
  • sova en blundTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

sleep a wink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20a%20wink

MLA

“sleep a wink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20a%20wink. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleep a wink,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20a%20wink.

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