0 to quickly close and then open one eye, in order to be friendly or to show that something is a joke -- strizzare l’occhio, ammiccare, fare l’occhiolino
She smiled and winked at me. Sorridendo mi ha fatto l’occhiolino.
1 an act of winking at someone -- strizzata d’occhio
He gave me a friendly wink. Mi ha dato una strizzatina d’occhio simpatica.
2 to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc -- (strizzare l’occhio)
4 an act of winking -- (strizzatina d’occhio)
‘Don’t tell anyone I’m here’, he said with a wink.