wink away

wink something away

to blink the eyes to try to clear them of tears, dirt, etc. He looked up at me and tried to wink away his tears, but he was just too upset. Jane winked away her tears.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mihovil	-	Croatian
Bambang	BAHM-bahng	Indonesian, Javanese
Leontios	-	Ancient Greek
Neske	NES-kə	Dutch, Limburgish
Pradeep	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
EdmÉE	-	French (Rare)