0 past simple and past participle of wink --
1 to close one eye for a short time as a way of greeting someone or showing friendliness, sexual interest, etc., or of showing that you are not serious about something you have said: --
It is more than winked at.
During the last war, however, looting or the collection of booty was pretty prevalent and was winked at by the authorities on a fairly large scale.
That relates to anything, not only during the extended period, but anything that has gone before which has been winked at or disregarded as being something trivial.
Much of this is winked at.
They are usually local in character, enforced by shop stewards without official backing, but as a rule with official knowledge; in other words, they are unauthorised, but winked at.
I think this is a piece of robbery on the part of the main tenants, and it is a practice which is winked at by the gas undertakings.
They winked at all that and the mining community as a consequence has been substantially demoralised and the coal owners did that without regard to the national welfare.
During war time that might have been winked at, because every well-grown lad would make a soldier, and was absolutely necessary.
