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
Iwan	EE-wan (Welsh), EE-vahn (Polish)	Welsh, Polish
Braam	BRAHM	Dutch, Limburgish
Bertram	['bə:trəm]
Roslyn	RAHZ-lin	English
Thamir	-	Arabic
Caelestinus	-	Late Roman