winkle

[US]/ˈwɪŋkl/
[UK]/ˈwɪŋkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. pick out with effort
n. edible mollusk
vi. shine brightly
Word Forms
Present Participlewinkling
Pluralwinkles
Past Participlewinkled
Third Person Singularwinkles
Past Tensewinkled

Phrases & Collocations

winkle out

sea winkle

winkle picker

winkle shell

Example Sentences

At last I winkled the truth out of him.

I swore I wasn't going to tell her, but she winkled it all out of me.

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