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- [wing-kuh l]
- /ˈwɪŋ kəl/
- /ˈwɪŋ.kl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wing-kuh l]
- /ˈwɪŋ kəl/
Definitions of winkle word
- noun winkle any of various marine gastropods; periwinkle1 . 1
- verb with object winkle Informal. to pry (something) out of a place, as winkle meat is dug out of its shell with a pin (usually followed by out). 1
- noun winkle A small herbivorous shore-dwelling mollusk with a spiral shell. 1
- noun winkle animal: mollusc 1
- noun winkle penis 1
- countable noun winkle Winkles are small sea snails that can be eaten. 0
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Origin of winkle
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; short for periwinkle1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Winkle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
winkle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
winkle usage trend in Literature
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- what is a winkle?
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