winkles
- present tense form of winkle (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Having covered so much ground, in its second season the show winkles into the knottier areas of the feminist dilemma.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2018
The surface of the lake winkles in a mirrorflake curl, approaching them fast, and when the gust causing the cat's paw hits them, the boat heels hard.
From The Verge ● Aug. 29, 2015
"I can recall when there was 25 of us round this table for Sunday winkles, and separate tables out in the yard for the kiddies," she said once.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2013
The sands and rocks now are without a trace of tar, but the sea is practically devoid of plankton, which nourishes such underwater creatures as limpets and winkles.
From Time Magazine Archive
When I came to the further side of the cove I saw Ben crouching by a little pool between two rocks scraping winkles into his hand.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
