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Noun winkle has 2 senses
- periwinkle, winkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
--1 is a kind of seafood
--1 is a substance of periwinkle, winkle
- periwinkle, winkle - edible marine gastropod
--2 is a kind of seasnail
--2 is a member of Littorina, genus Littorina
--2 has substances: periwinkle, winkle
Verb winkle has 3 senses
- twinkle, winkle, scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
--1 is one way to shine, beam
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
--2 is one way to radiate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
- winkle, winkle out - remove or displace from a position
--3 is one way to bring out, get out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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