winkle

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

Translation

vt. choisir avec effort
n. mollusque comestible
vi. briller intensément
Word Forms
Participe présentwinkling
Plurielwinkles
Participe passéwinkled
Troisième personne du singulierwinkles
Passé simplewinkled

Phrases & Collocations

winkle out

débusquer

sea winkle

bigorneau de mer

winkle picker

chaussure à boucle

winkle shell

coquille de bigorneau

Example Sentences

At last I winkled the truth out of him.

Finalement, j'ai réussi à lui tirer la vérité.

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

Je jure que je ne voulais pas lui dire, mais elle a fini par me le soutirer.

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