winkled

We have found lemma(root) word of winkled : winkle.

Definitions


[ˈwɪŋkl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small herbivorous shore-dwelling mollusc with a spiral shell

- a child's term for a penis


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Origin:
late 16th century: shortening of periwinkle


[ˈwɪŋkl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- extract or obtain something with difficulty
(e.g: I swore I wasn't going to tell her, but she winkled it all out of me)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: shortening of periwinkle




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