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winkle

(wɪŋkəl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense winkles, present participle winkling, past tense, past participle winkled
countable noun
Winkles are small sea snails that can be eaten.
[British]regional note: in AM, use periwinkles
Phrasal verbs:
See winkle out

winkle in British English

(ˈwɪŋkəl)
noun
1.  periwinkle1
verb
2. (tr; usually foll by out, out of, etc) informal, mainly British
to extract or prise out
Word origin
C16: shortened from periwinkle1

winkle in American English 1

(ˈwɪŋkəl)
noun
1. 
periwinkle2
2. 
any of various gastropod mollusks that are very destructive to oysters and clams

winkle in American English 2

(ˈwɪŋkəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈwinkled or ˈwinkling
Informal
to pry or rout from cover, secrecy, etc.
with out, out of, etc.

Examples of 'winkle' in a sentence
winkle

Are winkles the most underrated shellfish in the sea?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Phrasal verbs

See winkle someone out
See winkle something out

Nearby words of
winkle

  • wing it
  • wink
  • wink at something
  • winkle
  • winkle someone out
  • winkle something out
  • winner

Related terms of
winkle

  • winkle someone out
  • winkle something out

Synonyms of 'winkle'

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