tipping the wink

A form of tip the wink — To give (somebody) a hint or suggestion, as if by a wink; to ask or tell surreptitiously.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tip the wink
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tipping the wink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tipping%20the%20wink

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