Body Language Signals

verb past tense of raise, to lift or move something upward

adjective raised or lifted up

• The soldier upraised his sword in a salute.
• She upraised her hand to ask a question in class.
• He upraised his fist in anger during the argument.
• Her upraised voice could be heard throughout the room.

noun a gesture involving the closing and opening of one eye quickly, often as a signal or hint

verb to close and open one eye quickly as a signal or hint

preposition to pretend not to notice or ignore something

• The professor would never wink at inappropriate behavior in the classroom.
• I saw my friend wink at me from across the room during the meeting.
• She always winks at cute guys when we go out to the club.
• The company's CEO decided to wink at the rules and cut corners to increase profits.