wink at

phrasal verb

winked at; winking at; winks at

: to pretend not to have seen or noticed (something) : to ignore

The city cops wink at the mayor's parking violations.

Examples of wink at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While designers are imagining spring in the air, Pantone’s forecast seems to wink at how dirt and leaves give way to flowers many of which are in brighter tones. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024

Like Kid Cudi as a type-A star who crashes Lady Raven’s concert and, in a bleach-blonde wig that’s giving more Jynx the Pokemon than pop diva vibes, coquettishly winks at hot dad Cooper backstage. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024

The appearence is another wink at pre-MCU movie history. —Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 July 2024

The actual event would happen in Berlin, but these 15,000 or so ventured out aware that a chance at sports historic bedlam winked at them from up ahead on the horizon. —Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post, 15 July 2024