winking (out)

verb

present participle of wink (out)
as in ending
to come to an end she mused that it was as if her affection for him had just winked out one day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winking (out)
  1. ending
  2. stopping
  3. expiring
  4. concluding
  5. halting
  6. winding up
  7. ceasing
  8. breaking off
Verb
  • Texas ran for 212 yards, and it all but put the game away on the ground until Ole Miss assembled an evening-ending combination of plays that led to a Hail Mary attempt to potentially win it.
    — Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Kicker Nick Folk missed an extra point, ending a 67-try streak of perfection that dated back to the 2023 season as well.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of ending
Verb
  • But Pollard was ruled down just outside the end zone in the second quarter, and Cleveland turned the Titans over on downs with Maliek Collins stopping Pollard on fourth-and-goal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But there's nothing stopping users from posting images or videos made with third party filters to the platform — or onto TikTok and Instagram, for that matter.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Meyer said it would be complicated to extend the expiring five-year contract for another season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For the second time in four seasons, Boone is set to manage the Yankees on an expiring contract, leaving his future beyond 2027 very much up in the air.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of expiring
Verb
  • After a release-weekend show at Camp Flog Gnaw on November 14, the rapper-producer will kick off a full North American trek in Februrary, concluding some five weeks later in Vancouver.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Well, this royal soap opera shows no signs of concluding anytime soon.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of concluding
Verb
  • After fumbling twice in Michigan State territory, halting offensive momentum, the Bruins were trailing going into the second quarter and tied 7-7 with three minutes left in the second quarter.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats used the tools available to force votes that GOP leadership tried to avoid — on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files and halting the Iran war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • One&Only followed this with its villas winding up from the jetty to the central building at the peak, which houses the reception, boutique, and five distinctive dining options.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • More than 23 billion pairs of footwear are produced every year, with roughly a billion winding up in landfills.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of winding up
Verb
  • Calvin lives in Snook’s Arm, a community on the verge of ceasing to exist.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Scanlon told me Friday afternoon that Pattis will try to enjoin him from ceasing the payments.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of ceasing
Verb
  • Walker turned the corner around a defender near the sideline, breaking off a 76-yard run to get Kansas City near the Las Vegas goal line.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Experts believe Wednesday's mudslides and flash flooding across Nepal and China's Tibet region were caused by a large chunk of ice breaking off a glacier and falling into the Lhende Khola River.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaking off
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“Winking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winking%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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