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Winking vs Winky - What's the difference?

winking | winky |

As nouns the difference between winking and winky

is that winking is the act of one who winks while winky is the penis.

As a verb winking

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective winky is

tending to wink; winking.

winking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who winks.
  • * 1828 , The Harvard Register: no. I-XII, March, 1827-Feb. 1828 (page 153)
    • I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple

    winky

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • tending to wink; winking

    • Noun

    (winkies)
  • (slang) the penis.
  • An emoticon or smiley that shows a winking face.