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winkle

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪŋk^əl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wing′kəl)

Inflections of 'winkle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

winkles: v 3rd person singular

winkling: v pres p

winkled: v past

winkled: v past p

win•kle (wing′kəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -kled, -kling. [Brit.]
n.

Invertebrates, British Termsany of various marine gastropods;
periwinkle.

v.t.

British Terms, Informal Terms[Informal.]to pry (something) out of a place, as winkle meat is dug out of its shell with a pin (usually fol. by out).

short for periwinkle 1575–85

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winkle /ˈwɪŋk^əl/ n

See periwinkle¹

(transitive; usually followed by out, out of, etc) informal chiefly Brit to extract or prise out

Etymology: 16th Century: shortened from periwinkle¹

'winkle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Irving - periwinkle - winkle-pickers - Rip Van Winkle

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