History Main / WinkDing

* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', a very subtle one occurs when the Eleventh Doctor winks at Osgood in "Day of the Doctor".

Wink dings are also so inherently cheesy that they are very often used in a parodic manner. Expect to hear them whenever a character [[AsideGlance winks at the camera]], especially during a theme song or character introduction. [[MsFanservice Extremely attractive]] characters will often wink with a ding sound to show their outer sparkle, usually towards the main character or other hopelessly-lovestruck bystanders. Especially cheesy examples will be accompanied by a visible twinkle. Note that they are almost always PlayedForLaughs; serious characters only wink silently. Examples in anime (and {{animesque}} works) tend to have [[https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2020/04/wink-star.html a star shooting out of the eye,]] and are often an indicator of cutesiness in a character.

* In ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'', when Patches O'Houlihan (Creator/HankAzaria) is introduced in the instructional video, he gives a wink to the camera with a loud ding.

* Used in ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.

Wink dings are also so inherently cheesy that they are very often used in a parodic manner. Expect to hear them whenever a character [[AsideGlance winks at the camera]], especially during a theme song or character introduction. [[MsFanservice Extremely attractive]] characters will often wink with a ding sound to show their outer sparkle, usually towards the main character or other hopelessly-lovestruck bystanders. Especially cheesy examples will be accompanied by a visible twinkle. Note that they are almost always PlayedForLaughs; serious characters only wink silently. Examples in anime (and {{animesque}} works) tend to have [[https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2020/04/wink-star.html a star shooting out of the eye]], and are often an indicator of cutesiness in a character.

* Done multiple times in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', always during a flashback showing [[spoiler: how a character (or characters) pulled off an [[RuleOfCool awesome]] escape from [[DisneyDeath what looked like]] certain death]]. Gets ridiculous in one scene, [[spoiler: where it looks like Jeanne killed Luka and Cereza... But Luka swung them to safety. Mid-swing, Luka does another Wink "Ding!", another from Cereza... [[RuleOfThree Then another]] from Chesire, Cereza's ''kitty doll''.]]

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* Happens every time a character winks in ''Western Animation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower''; has been done with Adora, Catra, Bow, Glimmer, Entrapta and Wrong Hordak.

Subtrope of AudibleGleam. Related to SqueakyEyes; see also TwinkleSmile.

* Grandpa on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' showed at the DMV that his left eye is his "winking eye". Cue perfectly executed wink.
-->'''Selma:''' I'll give you your license if you promise to never do that again.

-->-- '''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''', ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' #66 [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE66TheShow "the show"]]

* Ari the bat does one like this in the ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy''episode "Zig Zag Plant".

* In the TitleSequence of ''Film/DocSavage'', the title character gets an animated TwinkleInTheEye and WinkDing as the BraggingThemeTune commences.

This is often used to bring extra attention to the wink, hence its common usage when a character is trying and failing to be secretive. Nobody outside of the viewer will ever be able to hear the ding, though.