winkle
winkle · winkles · winkled · winkling
Synonym of winkle outSynonym of winkle out (“to acquire or extract with difficulty”).
/ˈwɪŋkəl/
» Rip Van Winkle slept for twenty years.
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1 sensesSynonym of winkle out (“to acquire or extract with difficulty”).
More definitions
- remove or displace from a position
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
- gleam or glow intermittently
Examples
1 sentencesRip Van Winkle slept for twenty years.
Forms
winkles, winkling, winkled, winkledSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- remove or displace from a position:winkle out
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner:twinklescintillate
- gleam or glow intermittently:flashblinkwinktwinkle
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.